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2014 Map of Thornwood

Name: 2014 Topographic Map of Thornwood
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2014
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2014

About this map

Thornwood sits at the confluence of several mountain drainages where WV-28 and Us-250 meet in the high country of Pocahontas County. This 2014 survey documents a landscape defined by the convergence of the Monongahela National Forest and the George Washington National Forest along the West Virginia and Virginia state line. The drainage of the E Fork Greenbrier River dominates the western half of the map, fed by numerous hollows including Fivemile Hollow and Gum Cabin Hollow.

Elevations vary significantly across prominent peaks like Burner Mtn, Smoke Camp Knob, and Frank Mtn. Geographers and researchers can trace the intricate network of runs and forks that carve through the ridges, such as Buffalo Fork, which feeds into the man-made Buffalo Lake. The eastern portion of the map is marked by the steep terrain of Bee Tree Ridge and Sapling Ridge, showing the remote character of the borderlands near Poca Ridge and the Little River.