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Cacapon Mountain runs north/south and divides Morgan County into the heavily forested and mountainous western segment and the more populous and settled east. The mountain ends at Panorama Overlook in the north and includes the county’s highest elevation, 2320 feet, at the southern end near the Virginia state line.
In 1933, the state of West Virginia created Cacapon State Park from 6000 acres of land on the eastern slope of Cacapon Mountain using Civilian Conservation Corps workers. In the 1960s, an
18-hole, championship golf course was designed by Robert Trent Jones and includes a picturesque stone chimney on the putting green, last remnant of the original farmhouse. Other attractions of the popular state park resort range from cabins and a lake with a sand beach for fishing, boating and swimming to a Nature Center and comprehensive naturalist program. Miles of blazed trails along the mountain follow game trails that were trod by Native American and colonial hunters.
Park boundaries extend along the crest more than 12 miles to Prospect Rock, a popular horseback ride for George Washington and other 18th and 19th century visitors. Today it is a favorite hiking trail. The trailhead overlook offers a rare panoramic view of Sleepy Creek Mountain to the east.
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The word Cacapon is pronounced: “Ca–cay–pun”
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