Allegheny Mountains

Summary

Allegheny Mountains is a mountain range^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of mountain_range entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (387 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Allegheny Mountains is located in West Virginia^[3].
• Allegheny Mountains is located in Pennsylvania^[4].
• Allegheny Mountains is located in Maryland^[5].
• Allegheny Mountains is located in Virginia^[6].
• Allegheny Mountains is in the country of United States^[7].
• Allegheny Mountains's image is recorded as Cumberlandplateaumap.png^[8].
• Allegheny Mountains's instance of is recorded as mountain range^[9].
• Allegheny Mountains's made from material is recorded as sedimentary rock^[10].
• Allegheny Mountains's made from material is recorded as sandstone^[11].
• Allegheny Mountains's made from material is recorded as quartzite^[12].
• Allegheny Mountains's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 6233149068459465730006^[13].
• Allegheny Mountains's GND ID is recorded as 4084968-5^[14].
• Allegheny Mountains's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh85003632^[15].
• Allegheny Mountains's Commons category is recorded as Allegheny Mountains^[16].
• Allegheny Mountains's GNIS Feature ID is recorded as 1550089^[17].
• Allegheny Mountains's highest point is recorded as Spruce Knob^[18].
• Allegheny Mountains's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 38.6997, 'lon': -79.5328}^[19].
• Allegheny Mountains's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02km07^[20].
• Allegheny Mountains's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Allegheny Mountains^[21].
• Allegheny Mountains's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0002703^[22].
• Allegheny Mountains's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[23].
• Allegheny Mountains's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[24].
• Allegheny Mountains's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work^[25].
• Allegheny Mountains's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as place/Allegheny-Mountains^[26].
• Allegheny Mountains's GeoNames ID is recorded as 4797086^[27].

Body

Geography

Allegheny Mountains is in the country of United States^[7]. Located in include West Virginia^[3], an U.S. state^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1863^[30]; Pennsylvania^[4], an U.S. state^[31], in United States^[32], founded in 1787^[33]; Maryland^[5], an U.S. state^[34], in United States^[35], founded in 1788^[36]; and Virginia^[6], an U.S. state^[37], in United States^[38], founded in 1788^[39].

Physical Characteristics

Allegheny Mountains's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1482'}^[40]. Its length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+600'}^[41].

Designation and Status

Allegheny Mountains's instance of is recorded as mountain range^[9].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Allegheny Mountains include Allegany County^[42], a county of Maryland^[43], in United States^[44], founded in 1789^[45] and Alleghany County^[46], a county of Virginia^[47], in United States^[48], founded in 1822^[49].

Why It Matters

Allegheny Mountains ranks in the top 2% of mountain_range entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (387 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[50] It is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[51]

Entities named for it include Allegany County^[42], a county of Maryland^[43], in United States^[44], founded in 1789^[45] and Alleghany County^[46], a county of Virginia^[47], in United States^[48], founded in 1822^[49].