High Knob (Blue Ridge, Virginia)

High Knob Mountain
Elevation 2,388 ft (728 m)
Prominence 1,049 ft (320 m) [1]
Location
Location Fauquier / Warren counties, Virginia, USA
Range Blue Ridge Mountains
Topo map USGS Linden
Climbing
First ascent unknown
Easiest route Hike, drive

High Knob is a peak of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Warren and Fauquier county, Virginia.

Geography

The 2388 ft. peak is located in between Manassas Gap to the north and Chester Gap to the south, just east of Front Royal. The summit of the peak is the highest point in Fauquier County and the highest point of the Blue Ridge north of Shenandoah National Park which is just south of the peak across Chester Gap. The Appalachian Trail crosses the eastern slope of the peak. A housing development occupies the western slope.

References

  1. ^ www.peaklist.org

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