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2023 Map of Greenland Gap

Name: 2023 Topographic Map of Greenland Gap
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2023
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2023

About this map

Bismarck and the high ridges of the Allegheny Front anchor this Grant County landscape, where modern infrastructure meets the ancient Appalachian terrain. The contemporary footprint of Mount Storm Lake and the Stony River Dam in the west contrast with the rural heritage of the Brick Church and settlements like Scherr and Greenland. The map documents a complex drainage system where North Fork Patterson Creek and Middle Fork Patterson Creek carve through the prominent ridges of Knobly Mountain and New Creek Mountain.

A notable geological and historical feature, the Greenland Gap, serves as a natural corridor through the mountains, a path mirrored by the winding course of US Rte 48. Between these elevations, the American Discovery Trail follows old mountain routes like Col Lyons Tom May Rd, offering a detailed record of the intersections between historical family-named ridges like Walker Ridge and the evolving transportation network of West Virginia's eastern panhandle.