forest (the Monongahela in West Virginia) or various state, local, or private wildlands parks or preserves. The few readily accessible scenic viewpoints atop the Allegheny Front are popular tourist destinations. The Skyline Overlook along U.S. Route 50 in West Virginia is readily accessible by a major road. The Front is also a significant part of scenic views from various highways and mountains to its east, such as North Fork Mountain in West Virginia. Wind farming The NedPower Mount Storm Wind Project in West Virginia includes 132 wind turbines along of the Allegheny Front in Grant County near Mount Storm. Constructed between 2006 and 2008, it generates up to 264 megawatts of electricity for the mid-Atlantic power grid, enough to service about 66,000 homes and businesses. In December 2016, Save Our Allegheny Ridges, a group that opposes energy development on forested mountaintops, said in a news release that Invenergy plans to install a series of wind turbines atop Shaffer Mountain in Somerset County just a few miles north of the Allegheny Front Hawk Watch. References External links NedPower Mount Storm webpage Escarpments of the United States Ridges of Maryland Ridges of Pennsylvania Ridges of West Virginia Allegheny Plateau Monongahela National Forest