Spruce Mountain, Monongahela National Forest

Spruce Mountain, in eastern West Virginia, USA, is the highest ridge of the Allegheny Mountains. The "whale-backed" ridge extends for only about 16 miles, from northeast to southwest, but several of its peaks exceed 4,500 feet in elevation. The summit, Spruce Knob, is celebrated as the highest point in the state as well as the range, which covers parts of four states. ()