Atlas Obscura
Bear Rocks Preserve in Davis, West Virginia
Perched more than 4,000 feet above sea level at the northern edge of Dolly Sods, Bear Rocks is one of the most unusual landscapes in the Appalachian Mountains. Its broad sandstone outcrops overlook the Allegheny Front, while stunted red spruce, blueberry and huckleberry heath, and open barrens create an ecosystem more commonly associated with Canada than West Virginia. The combination of elevat…
Uninterrupted views stretch for miles across it.