1995 Map of Snowy Mountain

About this map

Snowy Mountain and Lantz Mountain define the high ridges of the West Virginia-Virginia border during the mid-1990s. This survey area is bisected by the South Branch Potomac River, which cuts a narrow valley through the center of the sheet. Small communities like Dry Run and Hardscrabble are clustered along the river corridor and the lower slopes of Elk Mountain. The landscape is heavily protected by both the Monongahela National Forest and the George Washington National Forest, with numerous forest trails and remote drainage basins like Teeter Camp Run and Cold Spring Run. Local heritage is preserved in the location of several rural houses of worship, including Elk Mtn Chapel, Swank Chapel, and Dry Run Ch, while numerous small cemeteries mark the slopes above the settlements.