Warrior Mountain

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Warrior Mountain
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Warrior Mountain
Highest point
Elevation 2,185 ft (666 m)  NAVD 88 [1]
Prominence 955 ft (291 m) [2]
Coordinates 39°37′16″N78°37′13″W / 39.621060119°N 78.620349097°W / 39.621060119; -78.620349097 Coordinates: 39°37′16″N78°37′13″W / 39.621060119°N 78.620349097°W / 39.621060119; -78.620349097 [1]
Geography
Location Allegany County, Maryland
Parent range Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians
Topo map USGS Oldtown

Warrior Mountain is a ridge located in Allegany County, Maryland. Warrior Mountain begins 3 miles (4.8 km) northwest of Oldtown, Maryland and runs northeasterly to the water gap formed by the Murley Branch of Town Creek, 1.25 miles (2.01 km) south of Flintstone, Maryland. North of this gap, the Warrior Ridge runs parallel and to the east of Tussey Mountain north past Everett, Pennsylvania until its ridge line merges with the Tussey Mountain ridge line at the Blair County/Bedford County boundary.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Warrior". NGS data sheet. U.S. National Geodetic Survey . Retrieved 2011-06-08.
  2. "Warrior Mountain". ListsOfJohn.com. Retrieved 2011-06-08.
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