Patterson Creek Mountain is a mountain ridge that forms the border between Mineral

Mineral County, West Virginia

Mineral County is a county located in the U.S. state of West Virginia. It is part of the Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2010, the population was 28,212. Its county seat is Keyser.-Ancient history:...

 and Hampshire

Hampshire County, West Virginia

Hampshire County is a county located in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of 2010, the population was 23,964. Its county seat is Romney, West Virginia's oldest town . Hampshire County was created by the Virginia General Assembly on December 13, 1753, from parts of Frederick and Augusta counties ...

 counties and Grant

Grant County, West Virginia

As of the census of 2000, there were 11,299 people, 4,591 households, and 3,273 families residing in the county. The population density was 24 people per square mile . There were 6,105 housing units at an average density of 13 per square mile...

 and Hardy

Hardy County, West Virginia

As of the census of 2000, there were 12,669 people, 5,204 households, and 3,564 families residing in the county. The population density was 22 people per square mile . There were 7,115 housing units at an average density of 12 per square mile...

 Counties in West Virginia

West Virginia

West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian and Southeastern regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Ohio to the northwest, Pennsylvania to the northeast and Maryland to the east...

's Eastern Panhandle. The mountain's namesake, Patterson Creek

Patterson Creek

Patterson Creek is a tributary of the North Branch Potomac River in West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle, in the United States. It enters the North Branch east of Cumberland, Maryland, with its headwaters located in Grant County, West Virginia...

, parallels its western flank. The southern end of the Patterson Creek Mountain is near the confluence

Confluence (geography)

In geography, a confluence is the meeting of two or more bodies of water. It usually refers to the point where two streams flow together, merging into a single stream...

 of Lunice Creek

Lunice Creek

Lunice Creek is a tributary of the South Branch Potomac River, belonging to the Potomac River and Chesapeake Bay watersheds. The creek is located in Grant County, West Virginia...

 and the South Branch Potomac River and its northern end is located southwest of Springfield

Springfield, West Virginia

Springfield is an unincorporated census-designated place in northwestern Hampshire County in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2010 census, Springfield had a population of 477. Springfield is located north of Romney along West Virginia Route 28 at its junction with Green Spring Road and...

. The mountain reaches its highest elevation at Charles Knob.

Summits and Knobs

Patterson Creek Mountain is a mountain

Mountain

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 ridge

Ridge

A ridge is a geological feature consisting of a chain of mountains or hills that form a continuous elevated crest for some distance. Ridges are usually termed hills or mountains as well, depending on size. There are several main types of ridges:...

made up of multiple peaks. The following are listed from the mountain's southern end to its northern end.

• Charles Knob, 2723 feet (830 m)
• Round Knob, 2308 feet (703 m)
• Turkey Mountain, 2172 feet (662 m)
• Huckleberry Ridge, 2539 feet (774 m)
• Slate Lick Knob, 1713 feet (522 m)
• Middle Ridge, 1575 feet (480 m)
• Buck Ridge, 1200 feet (366 m)