2014 Map of Montrose

About this map

Leading Creek flows north toward the Tygart Valley River, serving as the central drainage for a landscape defined by the parallel ridges of Laurel Mountain and Cheat Mountain. The small rural settlement of Montrose sits along the highway, anchored by the Leading Creek Primitive Baptist Cemetery, while other communities like Kerens and Smith Crossing follow the valley floor. To the east, the terrain rises sharply into the Monongahela National Forest, where steep hollows like Baldlick Fork and Choke Trap Run drain the high ground.