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Bell Knob, West Virginia

Prominence: 180 ft, 55 m

Elevation: 4140+ feet, 1262+ meters

True Isolation: 4.17 mi, 6.71 km

Elevation Info:	Elevation range: 4140 - 4160 ft (20-foot closed contour) NAVD88 Elevation: 4140 ft / 1262 m (Range 4140 - 4160 ft)
Latitude/Longitude (WGS84)	39° 0' 1'' N, 79° 19' 26'' W 39.000155, -79.323921 (Dec Deg) 645139 E 4318130 N, Zone 17 (UTM)
Country	United States
State/Province	West Virginia
County/Second Level Region	Grant (Highest Point) Tucker
Links Search Engines - search the web for "Bell Knob": Wikipedia Search Microsoft Bing Search Google Search Yahoo Search Other Web Sites Bell Knob Lookout at ListsOfJohn.com CoHP.org Trip Report for Grant, WV by Fred Lobdell CoHP.org Trip Report for Grant, WV by Michael Schwartz CoHP.org Trip Report for Grant, WV by Don Desrosiers CoHP.org Trip Report for Grant, WV by Shannon Dillmore Weather and Snow National Weather Service Forecast NOAA Snow Depth Map Lists that contain Bell Knob: 100 Highest Eastern CoHPs (Rank #61) Northeastern USA CoHPs (Rank #17) West Virginia County High Points (Rank #6)
Ascent Info Total successful ascents logged by registered Peakbagger.com users: 37 Show all viewable ascents/attempts (Total: 34) Selected Trip Reports: 2009-07-02 by James Barlow 2015-04-23 by Ben Lostracco 2016-07-17 by Bryan Kraai 2017-10-16 by Andrew Hollis 2017-11-25 by Richard Oestreicher 2018-08-31 by Tom Layton 2018-09-23 by Wayne Snyder (GPS Track) 2020-10-18 by Gustav Sexauer 2021-04-30 by Steven Fishback (GPS Track) 2021-05-22 by Powen Ru (GPS Track) 2022-03-25 by Dennis Stewart (Unsuccessful)
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Bell Knob, Grants CoHP with old tower in background (2021-04-30). Photo by Steven Fishback .
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Prominence

Key Col Page  (Detailed prominence information)
  Clean Prominence: 180 ft/55 m
  Optimistic Prominence: 240 ft/73 m
  Line Parent: Roaring Plains
  Key Col: 3960 ft/1207 m

Isolation

Isolation Page  (Detailed isolation information)
   Distance: 4.17 mi/6.71 km
   Isolation Limit Point: 39.0283, -79.3925
Nearest Higher Neighbor in the PBC database:
    Harman Knob  (WNW)

Ranges

Continent: North America
Range2: Appalachian Mountains
Range3: Appalachian Plateaus
Range4: Allegheny Mountains
Range5: Canaan Valley Area
Range6: Dolly Sods

Ridges/Divides

Appalachian Divide

Drainage Basins

Monongahela
Ohio
Mississippi
Gulf of Mexico
Atlantic Ocean

South Branch Potomac
Potomac
Chesapeake Bay
Atlantic-Eastern USA
Atlantic Ocean

Ownership

Land: Monongahela National Forest

Topo Map

Blackbird Knob O39079a3 1:24,000

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