Mann Mountain

From West Virginia (WV) Cyclopedia

Mann Mountain, in southern Fayette County, runs generally north-to-south to the east of the New River Gorge and reaches an elevation of 3,335 feet above sea level at its summit on Chestnut Knob, site of the CCC-built Mann Mountain Fire Tower (c. 1935). The elongated crest of the mountain is relatively level. Mann Mountain is formed in part by the Mann Mountain Anticline, the most prominent upward fold in the strata in Fayette County, according to the West Virginia Geological Survey. The West Virginia Public Broadcasting (http://www.wvamaps.com/maps/index.php?place=WVPB-FM%20(Beckley)&state=WV&lon=-80.9892&lat=37.8961&pop=0&elev=0&county=Fayette) FM tower is located near the southern end of the mountain.

Variant Names: Mann Mountain appears on some early maps as Man Mountain and as Manns Mountain.