| Mill Creek Mountain | |
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| Highest point | |
| Peak | High Knob |
| Elevation | 2,650 ft (810 m)[1] |
| Coordinates | 39°11′57″N78°53′57″W / 39.1992713°N 78.8991904°W /39.1992713; -78.8991904[2] |
| Geography | |
  Mill Creek Mountain | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| Range coordinates | 39°17′35″N78°49′58″W / 39.2931568°N 78.8327983°W /39.2931568; -78.8327983[3] |
Mill Creek Mountain is a continuousmountainridge that runs northeast throughHampshire andHardy counties in theEastern Panhandle region of theU.S. state ofWest Virginia. Rising to its greatest elevation of 2,650 feet (808 m) atHigh Knob, Mill Creek is a folded mountain ridge, belonging to theRidge-and-Valley Appalachians. Mill Creek Mountain forms the western edge of theSouth Branch Potomac River Valley and is named forMill Creek that carves through it atMechanicsburg Gap allowing theNorthwestern Turnpike (U.S. Route 50) to pass through as well. Along with Sawmill Ridge (1,716 feet/523 m), Mill Creek Mountain formsthe Trough along the South Branch.
Hanging Rocks atWappocomo, south ofSpringfield, are located on the northern edge of the gap in Mill Creek Mountain formed by the South Branch.
Although Mill Creek Mountain is a continuous mountain ridge, it is made up of a number of summits and knobs with individual names. These are listed from south to north.
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