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Cheat Mountain is an exceptionally high and rugged ridge situated in the Allegheny Mountains of eastern West Virginia USA. It is about 50 miles (80 km) long (north to south) and more than five miles (8 km) wide at its widest. Its highest point is at its southernmost end at Thorny Flat which has an elevation of 4848 feet (1478 m). Several other knobs rise above 4000 feet (1200 m) along its length.