Skinners Gap

Skinners Gap (elevation: 650 feet [198 m]) is a mountain pass in the U.S. state of West Virginia.[1]

Skinners Gap most likely was named after a local pioneer settler.[2]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Skinners Gap
  2. ^ 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. 583.
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Gaps of the Appalachian Mountains
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  • Cumberland Narrows
  • Brocks Gap
  • Delaware Water Gap
  • Gaps of the Allegheny
    • Blair Gap
    • Kittanning Gap
  • Goshen Pass
  • Hillsboro Gap
  • James River Gorge
  • Lehigh Gap
  • Loysburg Gap
  • Mechanicsburg Gap
  • Moccasin Gap
  • The Narrows
  • Potomac Water Gap
  • Reeds Gap
  • Schuylkill Gap
  • Swatara Gap
  • Thoroughfare Gap
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39°33′10″N 77°59′39″W / 39.5528748°N 77.9941658°W / 39.5528748; -77.9941658

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