High Knob
High Knob is a mountain summit on the border between Hampshire and Hardy counties in West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle. High Knob is known for its overlook of The Trough and of points in three counties.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,612 feet
- Description: mountain in Hampshire County, West Virginia, United States of America
- Also known as: “High Nob”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Old Pine Church.
Old Pine Church
Church
Photo: Justin.A.Wilcox, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Old Pine Church, also historically known as Mill Church, Nicholas Church, and Pine Church, is a mid-19th century church located near to Purgitsville, West Virginia, United States.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wickham and Purgitsville.
Wickham
Hamlet
Wickham is an extinct unincorporated community in Hampshire County in the U.S. state of West Virginia. It originally developed as a stop on the South Branch Valley Railroad in the Trough.
Purgitsville
Hamlet
Purgitsville is an unincorporated community in Hampshire County in the U.S. state of West Virginia. According to the 2000 census, the ZCTA for Purgitsville had a population of 813.
Sector
Hamlet
Sector is an unincorporated community in Hampshire County in the U.S. state of West Virginia. It is located along the west bank of the South Branch Potomac River on Fleming-Sector Road across the river from the community of Glebe.
High Knob
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Hardy, West Virginia, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.1991° or 39° 11′ 57″ northLongitude
-78.89919° or 78° 53′ 57″ westElevation
2,612 feet (796 metres)Open location code
87F354X2+J8OpenStreetMap ID
node 356524949OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Ladin—“High Knob” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “High Knob”
- Ladin: “High Knob”
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Highlights include Camping Spot and Thrasher Knob.
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