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{{short description|Mountain in Virginia, United States of America}}
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{{Infobox mountain
| name = High Knob
| photo =
| photo_caption = High Knob Tower
| elevation_ft = 4223
| elevation_ref = <ref name="pb">{{cite peakbagger |pid=7467 |name=High Knob, Virginia |
| prominence_ft = 2043
| prominence_ref = <ref name="pb"/>
| location = [[Wise County, Virginia]], [[United States|U.S.]]▼
| range = [[Cumberland Mountains]]
▲| location = [[Wise County, Virginia]], [[United States|U.S.]]
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| coordinates = {{coord|36.8925993|N|82.6296015|W|type:mountain_region:US-VA_scale:100000_source:GNIS|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_ref = <ref name="gnis">{{cite gnis |id=1496619 |name=High Knob |
▲| coordinates_ref = <ref name="gnis">{{cite gnis |id=1496619 |name=High Knob |accessdate=2012-12-18}}</ref>
| topo = [[United States Geological Survey|USGS]] Norton
| type =
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'''High Knob''' is the peak of Stone Mountain, that forms part of the border between [[Scott County, Virginia|Scott County]] and [[Wise County, Virginia|Wise County]], [[Virginia]], near the city of [[Norton, Virginia|Norton]] that rises to {{convert|4,223
==Location==
High Knob is found on the western front range of the [[Appalachian Mountains]], along the mountainous southeastern edge of the [[Cumberland Plateau]] of
High Knob stretches across portions of southern Wise County, northern [[Scott County, Virginia|Scott County]], and the northeastern tip of [[Lee County, Virginia|Lee County]]. It is
Although some {{convert|1,000
==Features==
The area around High Knob is dominant structural feature of the Powell Valley Anticline of the Cumberland Mountain Overthrust Block.
The summit of High Knob in particular exerts a significant impact upon the climate of
This orographically forced climate has, through the vastness of time, worked in intimate union with the geology and topography to create a richly diverse landscape possessing vast biological diversity.
High Knob unofficially holds the record for the most snow ever measured in Virginia during a single season, with {{convert|200.5
During a typical year, {{convert|60.0
On a clear day, four other states can be seen from the summit: [[West Virginia]], [[Tennessee]], [[Kentucky]], and [[North Carolina]].
==High Knob Lookout Tower==
At its peak stood one of the few remaining fire towers of the Appalachian Mountains.
On October 31, 2007, the High Knob Lookout Tower was destroyed by [[arson]].
== References ==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20071231040843/http://www.clinchcoalition.net/index.php?pr=Home_Page Clinch Coalition]
* {{cite summitpost |id=153385 |name=High Knob-Stone Mtn |accessdate=2008-10-10 }}
* {{cite web | last = TopoQuest |
* {{cite web | last =
{{Mountains of Virginia}}
[[Category:Landforms of Lee County, Virginia]]
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