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Blue Knob (elevation 3,146 feet (959 m)) is a summit in the eastern United States with a broad dome that is the northernmost 3,000-footer in the Allegheny Mountains. It is the highest point in Bedford County, Pennsylvania .
Blue Knob is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. [2] The CDP is in southwestern Blair County, at the southern end of Juniata Township.
Blue Knob State Park is a 6,128-acre (2,480 ha) Pennsylvania state park in Kimmel, Lincoln, and Pavia townships in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. [2] The average annual snowfall at the park is about 12 feet (370 cm). The park is named for Blue Knob, the second highest mountain in Pennsylvania at 3,146 feet (959 m). [2]
Herman Point is a satellite of Blue Knob mountain in Pennsylvania and one of the few summits in the state which exceed 3,000 feet (914 m) feet. This summit is located in the Blue Knob State Park and serves as the trailhead for the "Lost Turkey Trail". Herman Point is also the site of FAA towers and the old fire lookout which has since been removed.
Activated at Connellsville, PA (L-16) on 27 November 1950 Moved to Blue Knob Park, PA on 1 December 1951 Blue Knob Park renamed Claysburg Air Force Station on 1 December 1953 Redesignated 772d Radar Squadron (SAGE) on 1 February 1959 Moved to Gibbsboro Air Force Station, NJ on 1 May 1961. Assignments:
Blue Knob, a notable ski resort and recreational area, is also the state's second highest point at 3146 feet/959 m (after Mount Davis in Somerset County to the west). A transpression structure is located on the northern border of the county (shared with Blair County ), about three miles east of the town of Woodbury.
Ritchey Knob is the fourth highest of this grouping behind Blue Knob 3,136 feet (956 m), Herman Point 3,034 feet (925 m) and Schaefer Head 2,950 feet (899 m). Based on peakery data, it ranks as the 15th highest mountain in Pennsylvania and the 37188th highest mountain in the United States.
The Lost Turkey Trail is a 26.3-mile (42.3 km) hiking trail in southwestern Pennsylvania, United States.The trail traverses portions of Blue Knob State Park, a state game land, some parcels of private land, and Gallitzin State Forest.