Burner Mountain

Burner Mountain is a summit in West Virginia, in the United States.[1] With an elevation of 4,295 feet (1,309 m), it is the 56th highest summit in the state of West Virginia.[2]

Burner Mountain most likely was named after Abraham Burner, a local pioneer settler.[3] The Camp Bartow Historic District, and celebrated inn "Travellers' Repose", are at the foot of the mountain.

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Burner Mountain
  2. ^ "Burner Mountain". Peakery.com. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  3. ^ Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 142.

38°33′32″N 79°48′25″W / 38.5590°N 79.8069°W / 38.5590; -79.8069