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]

Per Kenny (1945), Sewell Mountain was named after Stephen Sewell, a local pioneer who was killed by Native Americans[3]: 115  in September 1776 near Jackson's River[3]: 566  in present-day Virginia.

References

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

Further reading

  • Adkins, Howard G. (29 October 2010). "Sewell Mountain". e-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia. Retrieved 22 May 2023.

37°56′06″N 80°50′27″W / 37.9351162°N 80.8409247°W / 37.9351162; -80.8409247


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