Cacapon Mountain ( / k ə ˈ k eɪ p ən / kə- KAY -pən ) runs northwest through Morgan and Hampshire Counties in West Virginia 's eastern panhandle , rising to its greatest elevation of 2,618 feet (798 m) above sea-level at High Point. Cacapon Mountain is a folded mountain ridge , belonging to the Appalachian Ridge and Valley Province. Cacapon Mountain spans 16 miles (26 km) NNE to the Potomac River near Great Cacapon .
4-622: From its southern point, Cacapon Mountain rises from the landscape north of Bloomery in northeastern Hampshire County. The mountain's western flank forms a series of steep hollows such as Horsebone Hollow and the hollow that bears Falling Spring Run. Beyond these hollows lies the Cacapon River , which parallels Cacapon Mountain until it joins the Potomac River. Between Bloomery and the Morgan County line, Cacapon Mountain forms
8-599: Is an unincorporated community in Hampshire County in the U.S. state of West Virginia . Bloomery is northwest of Winchester , Virginia , along the Bloomery Pike ( West Virginia Route 127 ). According to the 2000 census , the Bloomery had a population of 321. Bloomery was named for its one-time importance as a center of bloomeries for iron smelting. With the exception of the past two decades,
12-683: The border between Hampshire and Frederick County in Virginia . While in Morgan County, the majority of Cacapon Mountain lies in Cacapon Resort State Park . The mountain forms a series of warm springs that flow from the Devonian Oriskany (Ridgeley) sandstone along the eastern flank of its anticline such as those at Berkeley Springs . Cacapon Mountain's northern end is located at the scenic Panorama Overlook off West Virginia Route 9 that overlooks three states and
16-607: The confluence of the Cacapon and Potomac Rivers. This article is about a location in Hampshire County , West Virginia is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about a location in Morgan County , West Virginia is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Frederick County, Virginia state location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Bloomery, Hampshire County, West Virginia Bloomery
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