Sewell Mountain

Sewell Mountain is a summit in Fayette County, West Virginia, in the United States.[1] With an elevation of 3,212 feet (979 m), Sewell Mountain is the 276th highest summit in the state of West Virginia.[2]

Sewell Mountain was named after Stephen Sewell, a local pioneer who was killed by Indians.[3]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sewell Mountain
  2. "Sewell Mountain". Peakery.com. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  3. 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. 115.


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