Spring Gap Mountain

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Spring Gap Mountain
Elevation	681 metres (2,237 feet)
Location	West Virginia, USA
Range	Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians or Allegheny Mountains
Coordinates	39°27′27″N, 78°28′53″W
Topo map	USGS Largent, Levels
Easiest route	hike

Spring Gap Mountain runs southwest northeast through Morgan and Hampshire counties in West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle, rising to its greatest elevation of 2,237 feet (681 m) above sea-level north of "Spring Gap", from which the mountain takes its name. The gap is the source for Dug Hill Run, a tributary stream of the Little Cacapon River.

Spring Gap Mountain is a mountain ridge with its southern point rising north of Slanesville between Noland Ridge (1,161 feet/354 m) and Sideling Hill. North of Spring Gap, the mountain reaches its highest peak and continues northeast with the Little Cacapon River meandering by Neals Run along its western flank. The northern end of Spring Gap Mountain is located south of West Virginia Route 9 southeast of Paw Paw.

During the French and Indian War (1754-1763), Major General Edward Braddock's march from Winchester, Virginia to Cumberland, Maryland took him and his men across Spring Gap Mountain. Braddock and his men camped atop Spring Gap Mountain because of the abundance of fresh drinking water at the mountain's "Spring Gap." From the mountain, Braddock and his men traveled downhill to the Little Cacapon River, which they followed to Fort Cox on the Potomac River.

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Braddock's March in Hampshire County
Maps and aerial photos Coordinates: 39.4575955° -78.4813996°
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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

	Morgan County, West Virginia
Municipalities	Berkeley Springs \| Paw Paw
Unincorporated communities	Berryville \| Burnt Factory \| Campbells \| Cherry Run \| Doe Gully \| Duckwall \| Great Cacapon \| Green Ridge \| Greenwood \| Hancock \| Hansrote \| Holton \| Jerome \| Jimtown \| Johnsons Mill \| Largent \| Lineburg \| Magnolia \| Mount Trimble \| New Hope \| North Berkeley \| Oakland \| Omps \| Orleans Cross Roads \| Redrock Crossing \| Ridersville \| Ridge \| Rock Gap \| Sir Johns Run \| Sleepy Creek \| Smith Crossroads \| Spohrs Crossroads \| Stotlers Crossroads \| Unger \| Woodmont \| Woodrow
Natural features and parks	Berkeley Springs State Park \| Cacapon Mountain \| Cacapon Resort State Park \| Cacapon River \| Cherry Run \| Meadow Branch \| Potomac River \| Sideling Hill \| Sir Johns Run \| Sleepy Creek \| Sleepy Creek Mountain \| Spring Gap Mountain \| Timber Ridge \| Tonoloway Ridge \| Warm Spring Run