Mountain summit located east of Elkins in Randolph County, West Virginia

Bickle Knob

View looking southwest from Bickle Knob

Highest point
Elevation| 4,003 ft (1,220 m)[1]
Prominence| 998 ft (304 m)[2]
Coordinates| 38°56′03″N 79°43′53″W / 38.93417°N 79.73139°W / 38.93417; -79.73139Coordinates: 38°56′03″N 79°43′53″W / 38.93417°N 79.73139°W / 38.93417; -79.73139
Geography

Bickle Knob

Location of Bickle Knob in West Virginia

Location| Randolph, West Virginia, United States
Climbing
Access| drive-up via  FR 91A

Bickle Knob is a mountain summit located east of Elkins in Randolph County, West Virginia, USA. Easily accessible during warm-weather months, Bickle Knob is also home to one of the few remaining observation towers in Monongahela National Forest.

## Contents

* 1 Observation tower
* 2 Other facilities
* 3 Access
* 4 See also
* 5 References

## Observation tower[edit]

The most prominent feature at Bickle Knob is its observation tower. Formerly a fire tower, the original cab has been removed and replaced with a wooden viewing platform. The observation tower provides 360-degree views of the surrounding area including the Shavers Fork River, Tygart Valley River valley, and the U.S. Route 33 crossing of Cheat Mountain. The tower is not handicapped-accessible.

## Other facilities[edit]

A pit toilet is located at Bickle Knob. The site formerly featured a small picnic ground, which has since been removed. **pit toilet has been removed, as well.

## Access[edit]

Bickle Knob is located at the end of Forest Route 91A, a spur from Stuart Memorial Drive (FR 91). Both roads are gravel but can easily be traversed by normal passenger cars. Stuart Memorial Drive is a scenic path as it traces the edge of the Shavers Fork canyon. Due to the high elevation of the area and the fact that FR 91 is not plowed in the winter,[3] the road may be hazardous when snow is present.

## See also[edit]

* Olson Observation Tower, another Monongahela National Forest observation tower

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Bickle Knob". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2008-05-31.
2. ^ "West Virginia Summits". PeakList.org. Archived from the original on 2008-12-24. Retrieved 2008-05-31.
3. ^ "Bickle Knob Observation Tower". Monongahela National Forest. Archived from the original on 19 May 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-31.

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Monongahela National Forest

National Recreation Areas|

* Spruce Knob-Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area

Wilderness areas|

* Big Draft Wilderness
* Cranberry Wilderness
* Dolly Sods Wilderness
* Laurel Fork North Wilderness
* Laurel Fork South Wilderness
* Otter Creek Wilderness
* Roaring Plains West Wilderness
* Spice Run Wilderness

Mountains and summits|

* Allegheny Front
* Allegheny Mountain
* Back Allegheny Mountain
* Backbone Mountain
* Barton Knob
* Burner Mountain
* Bickle Knob
* Champe Rocks
* Cheat Mountain
* Gaudineer Knob
* Mount Porte Crayon
* North Fork Mountain
* River Knobs
* Seneca Rocks
* Shavers Mountain
* Spruce Knob
* Spruce Mountain

Rivers and creeks|

* Big Run
* Black Fork
* Blackwater River
* Cheat River
* Cranberry River
* Dry Fork
* Elk River
* Gauley River
* Glady Fork
* Greenbrier River
* Laurel Fork
* Seneca Creek
* South Branch Potomac River
* Shavers Fork
* Tygart Valley River
* Williams River

Canyons and valleys|

* Blackwater Canyon
* Canaan Valley
* Germany Valley
* Smoke Hole Canyon

Lakes and bogs|

* Lake Sherwood
* Spruce Knob Lake
* Summit Lake
* Cranberry Glades

Observation towers|

* Bickle Knob
* Olson Tower

Other features|

* Bear Rocks Preserve
* Camp Allegheny
* Cheat Summit Fort
* Fernow Experimental Forest
* Gaudineer Scenic Area
* Highland Scenic Highway
* Middle Mountain Cabins
* Mill Point Federal Prison
* Sinks of Gandy

US Forest Service

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Mountains of West Virginia

Allegheny Mountains|

* Allegheny Mountain
* Back Allegheny Mountain
* Bald Knob
* Barton Knob
* Cheat Mountain
* Droop Mountain
* Elleber Ridge
* Gaudineer Knob
* Knobly Mountain
* Laurel Mountain
* Mount Porte Crayon
* North Fork Mountain
* North Mountain
* Peters Mountain
* River Knobs
* Reddish Knob
* Shavers Fork Mountain Complex
* Shavers Mountain
* Shenandoah Mountain
* Sleepy Creek Mountain
* Snowshoe Mountain
* Spring Gap Mountain
* Spruce Knob
* Spruce Mountain
* Thorny Flat
* White Top

Blue Ridge Mountains|

* Blue Ridge Mountain
* Raven Rocks

Ridge-and-Valley
Appalachians|

* Baker Mountain
* Bear Garden Mountain
* Big Schloss
* Cacapon Mountain
* Castle Mountain (Hampshire County)
* Castle Mountain (Pendleton County)
* Cooper Mountain
* Great North Mountain
* High Knob
* Horsepen Mountain
* Keeney Knob
* Little Cacapon Mountain
* Mill Creek Mountain
* Nathaniel Mountain
* New Creek Mountain
* North River Mountain
* Patterson Creek Mountain
* Saddle Mountain
* Schaffenaker Mountain
* Short Mountain
* South Branch Mountain
* Third Hill Mountain

Others|

* Bickett Knob
* Bickle Knob
* Black Mountain
* Black Rock
* Buffalo Bull Knob
* Burner Mountain
* Caesar Mountain
* Calders Peak
* Camp Hill
* Close Mountain
* Cottle Knob
* Day Mountain
* Dorsey Knob
* Evick Knob
* Greenwood Mountain
* Gregg Knob
* Gunstock Knob
* Gwinn Mountain
* Honsocker Knob
* Hump Mountain
* Ice Mountain
* Limestone Mountain
* Michael Mountain
* Paddy Knob
* Pifer Mountain
* Pinnickinnick Mountain
* See All
* Sewell Mountain
* Socrates Mountain
* Tallery Mountain
* Twin Sugars
* Ugly Mountain
* Viney Mountain
* Weaver Knob

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