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Mountain in the U.S. state of West Virginia
Knobly Mountain
Highest point
Elevation1,808 ft (551 m)
Coordinates39°20′49″N 79°00′40″W / 39.34694°N 79.01111°W / 39.34694; -79.01111
Geography
LocationGrant / Mineral counties, West Virginia, U.S.
Parent rangeRidge-and-Valley Appalachians
Topo mapUSGS Antioch

Knobly Mountain is a ridge and part of the Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians, located east of New Creek Mountain in Mineral and Grant counties, West Virginia, in the United States.

The summit was so named on account of its uneven outline.

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Knobly Mountain
  2. Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 355.
Mountains of West Virginia
Allegheny Mountains
Blue Ridge Mountains
Ridge-and-Valley
Appalachians
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