"The crowded and very popular Dolly Sods Wilderness is known for its broad views, but Blackbird Knob has a wooded summit. There’s an unofficial, unmarked path to the top just opposite the north trailhead to the Red Creek Trail. Nothing up there but trees and a long-neglected campsite. " — briansnyder • Oct 16, 2025

"Three summer days at West Virginia's Otter Creek Wilderness, and we only encountered two other people on the trails, both locals fishing for brook trout. My friend wanted to fish, but I wanted to bag peaks, of which I only got one. Possession Camp Trail runs about three miles from Otter Creek up to the summit of Green Mountain, where there are no views, but there is a pleasant campsite with an eerie name: Possession Camp. "Possession" can mean ownership, of course, but this is Appalachia, where "possession" can also refer to the influence of evil spirits--as in the folk religion of the mountains. Weird name. I like the spooky explanation, but it's probably the banal one. There's nothing spooky about this beautiful, remote spot, not even on Friday the 13th. " — briansnyder • Jun 13, 2025

"Say “tethered” with a South-of-England accent. The name “Breathed” rhymes with that: BREH-thed. No views at the true summit, but pretty good views nearby at a place called Lion’s Head. This is in the Dolly Sods Wilderness, which was overrun with visitors, many of whom were wandering around lost and bumping into each other. " — briansnyder • Jun 29, 2024

"My second peak called Coal Knob, this one is in the Dolly Sods Wilderness Area of West Virginia. The peak is a long bushwhack from the trail and all wooded. It offers no views, but the 8-mile loop is beautiful without vistas. Mountain laurel were in bloom and wild blueberries were everywhere. We camped near the summit for two nights and did a side trip to the more spectacular Breathed Mountain to take in the rocky overlooks." — briansnyder • Jun 29, 2024

"This Grandview location is in the southern part of New River Gorge National Park in West Virginia. I went to the Grandview Visitor's Center first. Got there just in time to pick up a few souvenirs. Visited the lookout point and the National Park Highest Point sign area. Then headed up to Turkey Spur Overlook." — SteveM_StickMan • Jul 29, 2023