Big Knob
Big Knob is a peak in Allegany County, Western Maryland, Maryland and has an elevation of 1,811 feet. Big Knob is situated nearby to the hamlet Twiggtown, as well as near the village Pleasant Grove.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Collier Mountain and Nicholas Mountain.
Collier Mountain
Peak
Collier Mountain is a mountain in the Ridge and Valley region of the Appalachian Mountains, located in Allegany County, Maryland. The 1,457 feet ridge is approximately 5 miles southeast of Cumberland.
Nicholas Mountain
Peak
Nicholas Mountain, or Irons Mountain, is located in Allegany County, Maryland, United States and extends northeasterly from the North Branch Potomac River for 6 miles until 3.5 miles southeast of Cumberland, Maryland. It reaches an elevation of 1,760 feet.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pleasant Grove and Evitts Creek.
Pleasant Grove
Village
Pleasant Grove is a census-designated place in Allegany County, Maryland, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 353. Pleasant Grove is located east of Cumberland along Maryland Route 144, the old alignment of U.S. Route 40.
Evitts Creek
Hamlet
Evitts Creek is an unincorporated community located on the eastern outskirts of Cumberland, Maryland, United States. The community is on Maryland Route 51 east of the confluence of Evitts Creek and the North Branch Potomac River.
Dickens
Hamlet
Dickens is an unincorporated community in Allegany County, Maryland, United States. Three sites are listed on the National Register of Historic Places: Big Bottom Farm, Phoenix Mill Farm, and Union Grove Schoolhouse.
Big Knob
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,811 feet
- Description: mountain in United States of America; GeoNames ID = 4348705
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Allegany County, Western Maryland, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.65196° or 39° 39′ 7″ northLongitude
-78.68023° or 78° 40′ 49″ westElevation
1,811 feet (552 metres)Open location code
87F3M829+QWOpenStreetMap ID
node 358238189OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
“Big Knob” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Big Knob”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Twiggtown and Wolfe Mill.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Mount Fairview Church and Little Knob.
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