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Helmick Rock on South Branch Mountain -- near site of Branch Mountain Treasure?

Helmick Rock, or Helmick Rocks, is a sandstone cap that outcrops as a high south-facing cliff at 2,959 ft. above sea level on South Branch Mountain in southern Hardy County.

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Map showing location of Helmick Rock, WV


Read also: Revisiting the tale of Hardy County’s Branch Mountain Treasure

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