Bald Knob | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 4,843 ft (1,476 m)[1] |
Prominence | 902 ft (275 m)[2] |
Coordinates | 38°26′52″N 79°55′52″W / 38.44778°N 79.93111°W |
Geography | |
Location | Pocahontas, West Virginia, United States |
Parent range | Back Allegheny Mountain |
Climbing | |
Access | train via Cass Scenic Railroad |
Bald Knob is the highest summit of Back Allegheny Mountain in Pocahontas County, West Virginia and is part of Cass Scenic Railroad State Park. At an altitude of 4,843 feet (1,476 m) above sea level, Bald Knob is the third-highest point in West Virginia and the Allegheny Mountains.