Black Mountain Fire

Black Mountain Fire (HMN1J)

Location: Marlinton, WV 24954 Pocahontas County
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Country: United States of America
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N 38° 16.123', W 80° 14.356'

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You are standing on Black Mountain. This mountain and Big Spruce Mountain, to your left, were named for the giant spruce trees that once darkened their slopes.

In the early 1900's, loggers from eight camps in this valley hauled valuable spruce on narrow gauge railroads. They left a cutover landscape of dry spruce limbs and needles. This tinderbox burst into flame in 1930, probably set by train cinders. Can you picture this beautiful valley as a black and barren wasteland?

Walk the boardwalk to your left, to see signs of logging, fire, and forest renewal.

Site Elevation 4,520 Ft.
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HM NumberHMN1J
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Placed ByUS Forest Service
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Date Added Friday, September 26th, 2014 at 3:24pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 566546 N 4235904
Decimal Degrees38.26871667, -80.23926667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 16.123', W 80° 14.356'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 16' 7.38" N, 80° 14' 21.36" W
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Area Code(s)304
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 43582 Highland Scenic Hwy, Marlinton WV 24954, US
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