Bald Knob - Miscellaneous Facts

Miscellaneous Facts

  • Bald Knob is one of only four mountain summits in West Virginia that rise above 4,800 feet, the other three being Spruce Knob, Thorny Flat, and an unnamed summit near Snowshoe, WV.
  • The south face of Bald Knob is the site of the headwaters of Leatherbark Run, West Virginia's highest stream.
  • Until 2001, Bald Knob was thought to be the second highest point in the state, but a survey conducted by Snowshoe Ski Resort using GPS technology concluded that Thorny Flat, the highpoint of Cheat Mountain, roughly five miles south of Bald Knob, was approximately six feet higher. Since then, at least one other summit on Cheat Mountain has been identified as being potentially a few feet higher than Bald Knob.
  • Bald Knob is the highest point reached by a standard gauge railroad east of the Mississippi River.

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