Rock Formation · West Virginia

Seneca Rocks

A sheer quartzite fin and climbing mecca

TypeRock Formation
StateWest Virginia
Best seasonSpring & fall color
How to visitFree; trail to the observation platform (summit is technical climbing)

A dramatic 900-foot blade of Tuscarora quartzite standing on end above the Allegheny highlands — one of the East’s premier rock-climbing crags and the only true peak in the East you must climb to reach. A short trail leads to an overlook at its base.

The shot

The fin against the Allegheny sky.

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