Butler Knob
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Elevation | 2,320 feet (707 m) |
Location | Pennsylvania, USA |
Range | Appalachian Mountains |
Prominence | 1,600 feet (488 m) |
Topo map | USGS Butler Knob (PA) Quadrangle |
First ascent | unknown |
Easiest route | drive up |
Butler Knob is a peak on the Jacks Mountain ridge in south central Pennsylvania in the United States. The "Knobs" summit is underlain with weather resistant quartzite of the Tuscarora Formation (Silurian Age). Butler Knob is accessible by a rough road, where there is a closed lookout tower on the summit. There are views available from a near by scree slope. The views are mainly east, south and west from here; the summits of Big Mountain and Blue Knob can be seen in the distance. Butler Knob is located within the Rothrock State Forest, all camping and activities on the mountain are subject to the rules and regulations of that agency.
[edit] References
Alan R. Geyer (1979) "Outstanding Geologic Features of Pennsylvania", Geological Survey of Pennsylvania
Charles H. Shultz (1999) "The Geology of Pennsylvania", Geological Survey of Pennsylvania ISBN 0-8182-0227-0