Mount Porte Crayon
| Mount Porte Crayon | |
|---|---|
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 4,770 ft (1,450 m) |
| Prominence | 1,590 ft (480 m) |
| Parent peak | Allegheny Front |
| Coordinates | 38°55′44″N 79°27′22″W / 38.92889°N 79.45611°W |
| Naming | |
| Etymology | David Hunter Strother's pseudonym Porte Crayon |
| Geography | |
| Parent range | Allegheny Mountains |
| Climbing | |
| Access | off-trail hike |
Mount Porte Crayon is a mountain in the Roaring Plains Wilderness of the Monongahela National Forest in the northeastern corner of Randolph County, West Virginia, USA. It rises to an elevation of 4,770 feet (1,450 m), the elevational climax of the Allegheny Front. The mountain is named for 19th century writer and illustrator David Hunter Strother (1816–88), known as "Porte Crayon" (French, porte-crayon: "pencil/crayon holder"), who produced a wide array of early West Virginia landscapes in his work.