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WACOUSTA HILL Latitude and Longitude:

39°13′00″N 78°36′14″W / 39.2167701°N 78.6039010°W / 39.2167701; -78.6039010
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Wacousta Hill
Highest point
Elevation1,276 ft (389 m)
Coordinates 39°13′00″N 78°36′14″W / 39.2167701°N 78.6039010°W / 39.2167701; -78.6039010 [1]
Geography
Location Hampshire County, West Virginia, U.S.
Parent range Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians
Topo map USGS Yellow Spring
Climbing
Easiest route Hike, Drive

Wacousta Hill is a forested mountain ridge in southeast Hampshire County, West Virginia. Wacousta Hill is located near the community of Delray and overlooks Delray Road ( West Virginia Route 29) and the North River to its immediate east. To its west lies the Short Mountain Wildlife Management Area. The Board on Geographic Names, through a board decision, gave the hill its official name in 1966.

References

  1. ^ "Wacousta Hill". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2008-12-04.