Ugly Mountain

Ugly Mountain is located in West Virginia
Ugly Mountain
Ugly Mountain
Location of Ugly Mountain
Ugly Mountain
Highest point
Elevation2,632 ft (802 m)
Prominence273 ft (83 m)
Geography
LocationPendleton County, West Virginia
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
Parent rangeAppalachian Mountains
Geology
Formed bydelimitation caused by large scale plate motion change.[1]
Rock age42.8 ± 0.5 Ma
Mountain typeDike plug
Rock type(s)Dacite, Rhyolite[2]
Last eruption42.8 ± 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

  1. ^ Oskin, Becky (April 29, 2014). "Virginia Volcanoes Linked to East Atlantic Islands". Live Science. Retrieved December 2, 2025.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ugly Mountain
  4. ^ "Ugly Mountain". Peakery.com. Retrieved November 29, 2014.
  5. ^ 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