Ugly Mountain
Ugly Mountain
Location of Ugly Mountain
| Ugly Mountain | |
|---|---|
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,632 ft (802 m) |
| Prominence | 273 ft (83 m) |
| Geography | |
| Location | Pendleton County, West Virginia |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| Parent range | Appalachian Mountains |
| Geology | |
| Formed by | delimitation caused by large scale plate motion change.[1] |
| Rock age | 42.8 ± 0.5 Ma |
| Mountain type | Dike plug |
| Rock type(s) | Dacite, Rhyolite[2] |
| Last eruption | 42.8 ± 0.5 Ma |
Ugly Mountain is a summit in Pendleton County, West Virginia, in the United States.[3] With an elevation of 2,598 feet (792 m), Ugly Mountain is the 507th highest summit in the state of West Virginia.[4]
Ugly Mountain is a volcanic neck with a diatreme breccia that formed during the Middle Eocene.[5]
References
- ^ Oskin, Becky (April 29, 2014). "Virginia Volcanoes Linked to East Atlantic Islands". Live Science. Retrieved December 2, 2025.
- ^ Tso, Jonathan; McDowell, Ronald; Avary, Katharine; Matchen, David; Wilkes, Gerald (November 23, 2016). "Trip 4". pubs.usgs.gov. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved December 2, 2025.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ugly Mountain
- ^ "Ugly Mountain". Peakery.com. Retrieved November 29, 2014.
- ^ Garner, T.E., 1956, The igneous rocks of Pendleton County, West Virginia: West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey, Report of Investigations No. 12, 31 p. link