Nathaniel Mountain

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Nathaniel Mountain
Elevation	835 metres (2,739 feet)
Location	West Virginia, USA
Range	Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians
Coordinates	39°12′33″N, 78°47′41″W
Topo map	USGS Sector, Romney
Easiest route	hike

Nathaniel Mountain is a mountain ridge that runs southwest northeast through Hampshire County in West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle, rising to its greatest elevation of 2,739 feet (835 m) above sea-level. The mountain is bound at its western flank by the South Branch Potomac River and to its eastern flank by South Branch Mountain (3,028 feet/923 m). The bulk of Nathaniel Mountain is located within the Nathaniel Mountain Wildlife Management Area owned by the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources.

The rugged topography of Nathaniel Mountain and its WMA is dominated by mature oak and hickory forests with Virginia pine. The mountain also supports a habitat for a variety of neo-tropical migratory birds and two wetlands identified by The Nature Conservancy. Nathaniel Mountain's forested wetlands are a unique find at such a high elevation. The wetlands include a number of plant species not common in the region, including sphagnum moss (Sphagnum andersonianum) and the cinnamon fern (Osmunda cinnamomea). White-tailed deer, wild turkeys, squirrels, black bears, and grouse abound on the mountain, which make its WMA a popular regional hunting area. Nathaniel Mountain's Mill Run serves as a habitat for native brook trout and rainbow trout.

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Maps and aerial photos Coordinates: 39.2092709° -78.7947411°
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	Hampshire County, West Virginia
Municipalities	Capon Bridge \| Romney
Unincorporated communities	Augusta \| Barnes Mill \| Bloomery \| Blues Beach \| Bubbling Spring \| Capon Lake \| Capon Springs \| Capon Springs Station \| Cold Stream \| Creekvale \| Davis Ford \| Delray \| Dillons Run \| Donaldson \| Forks of Cacapon \| Frenchburg \| Glebe \| Good \| Grace \| Green Spring \| Hainesville \| Hanging Rock \| Hanging Rocks \| Higginsville \| High View \| Hooks Mills \| Hoy \| Intermont \| Jericho \| Junction \| Kirby \| Largent \| Lehew \| Levels \| Little Cacapon \| Loom \| Mechanicsburg \| Millbrook \| Millen \| Millesons Mill \| Neals Run \| Nero \| North River Mills \| Okonoko \| Pancake \| Pin Oak \| Pleasant Dale \| Points \| Purgitsville \| Rada \| Raven Rocks \| Ridgedale \| Ruckman \| Sector \| Sedan \| Shanks \| Shiloh \| Slanesville \| South Branch Depot \| Springfield \| Three Churches \| Vance \| Vanderlip \| Wappocomo \| Yellow Spring
Natural features and areas	Baker Mountain \| Bear Garden Mountain \| Bearwallow Creek \| Big Run \| Cacapon Mountain \| Cacapon River \| Capon Springs Run \| Castle Mountain \| Caudy's Castle \| Cooper Mountain \| The Devil's Nose \| Dillons Run \| Edwards Run \| Edwards Run Wildlife Management Area \| Fort Mill Ridge Wildlife Management Area \| George Washington National Forest \| Grassy Lick Run \| Great North Mountain \| Green Spring Run \| High Knob \| Ice Mountain \| Little Cacapon Mountain \| Little Cacapon River \| Mechanicsburg Gap \| Mill Branch \| Mill Creek \| Mill Creek Mountain \| Mill Run \| Nathaniel Mountain \| Nathaniel Mountain Wildlife Management Area \| Patterson Creek Mountain \| North Branch Potomac River \| North River \| North River Mountain \| Potomac River \| Short Mountain \| Short Mountain Wildlife Management Area \| Sideling Hill \| South Branch Mountain \| South Branch Potomac River \| South Branch Wildlife Management Area \| Spring Gap Mountain \| Tearcoat Creek \| The Trough \| Timber Ridge \| Wacousta Hill