Mill Creek Mountain is a continuous 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:...

 that runs northeast through 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 ...

 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 the Eastern Panhandle region of the U.S. state

U.S. state

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 of 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...

. Rising to its greatest elevation of 2,648 feet (807 m) above sea-level at High Knob

High Knob (West Virginia)

High Knob is a mountain summit on the border between Hampshire and Hardy counties in West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle. High Knob is known for its overlook of The Trough and of points in three counties. A historical marker was placed on U.S. Route 220/West Virginia Route 28 noting its scenic and...

, Mill Creek is a folded mountain ridge, belonging to the Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians

Ridge-and-valley Appalachians

The Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians, also called the Ridge and Valley Province or the Valley and Ridge Appalachians, are a physiographic province of the larger Appalachian division and are also a belt within the Appalachian Mountains extending from southeastern New York through northwestern New...

. Mill Creek Mountain forms the western edge of the South Branch Potomac River Valley and is named for Mill Creek

Mill Creek (South Branch Potomac River)

Mill Creek is a tributary stream of the South Branch Potomac River, belonging to the Potomac River and Chesapeake Bay watersheds. The stream is located in Hampshire County in West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle. Mill Creek flows into the South Branch west of Romney Bridge near Vanderlip along the...

 that carves through it at Mechanicsburg Gap

Mechanicsburg Gap

Mechanicsburg Gap is a water gap mountain pass through Mill Creek Mountain in Hampshire County in the U.S. state of West Virginia....

 allowing the Northwestern Turnpike

Northwestern Turnpike

The Northwestern Turnpike is a historic road in West Virginia , important for being historically one of the major roads crossing the Appalachians, financed by the Virginia Board of Public Works in the 1830s. In modern times, west of Winchester, Virginia, U.S...

 (U.S. Route 50

U.S. Route 50

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) to pass through as well. Along with Sawmill Ridge (1,716 feet/523 m), Mill Creek Mountain forms the Trough

The Trough

The Trough is a large river gorge carved by the South Branch Potomac River and situated in the Allegheny Mountains of Hampshire and Hardy Counties, West Virginia, USA...

 along the South Branch.

Hanging Rocks

Hanging Rocks

Hanging Rocks are perpendicular cliffs rising nearly above the South Branch Potomac River in Hampshire County in the U.S. state of West Virginia. Hanging Rocks are located four miles north of Romney at Wappocomo on West Virginia Route 28. Hanging Rocks has also been known throughout its history...

 at Wappocomo

Wappocomo, West Virginia

Wappocomo is an unincorporated community in Hampshire County in the U.S. state of West Virginia. The community is located south of Springfield on West Virginia Route 28 at Hanging Rocks along the South Branch Potomac River...

, south 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...

, are located on the northern edge of the gap in Mill Creek Mountain formed by the South Branch.

Summits and Knobs

Although Mill Creek Mountain is a continuous mountain ridge, it is made up of a number of summits and knobs with individual names. These are listed from south to north.

• River Ridge, 1,906 feet (581 m)
• High Knob
  High Knob (West Virginia)
  High Knob is a mountain summit on the border between Hampshire and Hardy counties in West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle. High Knob is known for its overlook of The Trough and of points in three counties. A historical marker was placed on U.S. Route 220/West Virginia Route 28 noting its scenic and...
  
  , 2,648 feet (807 m)
• Unnamed Knob, 2,066 feet (629 m)
• Unnamed Knob, 1,993 feet (607 m)
• Unnamed Knob, 1,968 feet (599 m)
• Thrasher Knob, 2,142 feet (653 m)
• Merrit Knob, 1,952 feet (595 m)
• Long Knob, 1,725 feet (525 m)
• Green Knob, 1,620 feet (500 m)
• Island Ridge, 1,500 feet (457 m)
• Fairview Mountain, 2,351 feet (716 m)
• Fort Mill Ridge
  Fort Mill Ridge Wildlife Management Area
  The Fort Mill Ridge Wildlife Management Area is located on two miles southwest of Romney in Hampshire County, West Virginia. Fort Mill Ridge WMA is owned by the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources...
  
  , 1,100 feet (335 m)
• Mill Creek Ridge at Romney, 1,771 feet (539 m)