List of geographical knobs

Knob is used in the name of many geographical features:

• Knob Creek can refer to any of several streams by that name
• Knob Fork, West Virginia, an unincorporated community in Wetzel County, West Virginia, United States
• Knob Hill, a neighborhood in central Colorado Springs, Colorado
• Knob Hill, Alberta, municipal district in central Alberta, Canada, south of Edmonton
• Knob Lake, the central lake in Three Lakes Valley in northeast Signy Island
• Knob Lick, Casey County, Kentucky, unincorporated community in Casey County, Kentucky, United States
• Knob Lick, Estill County, Kentucky, an unincorporated community in Estill County, Kentucky, United States
• Knob Lick, Metcalfe County, Kentucky, an unincorporated community in Metcalfe County, Kentucky, United States
• Knob Lick, Missouri, an unincorporated community in southern Saint Francois County, Missouri
• Knob Mountain (Pennsylvania), a ridge in the northeastern part of Columbia County, Pennsylvania
• Knob Mountain (Page County, Virginia), a mountain in Page County, Virginia
• Knob Noster, Missouri, a city in Johnson County, Missouri, United States
• Knob Point (Ross Island), a rounded coastal point on the west side of Hut Point Peninsula, Ross Island
• Knob Point (South Sandwich Islands), the southwesternmost point of Vindication Island in the South Sandwich Islands
• Knob, Arkansas, unincorporated community in Clay County, Arkansas
• Knobs, West Virginia, an unincorporated community in Monroe County, West Virginia, United States
• Knobs region, located in the US state of Kentucky
• Knobs State Forest, a United States forest located in Bullitt County, Kentucky

A number of mountains and hills are described as knobs, as are their associated settlements:

A

• Artillery Knob, a mountain in the Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park in Tasmania, Australia

B

• Bake Oven Knob, a high point on the Blue Mountain Ridge of the Appalachian Mountains in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania
• Baker Knob, a small rounded coastal elevation north of Harrison Nunatak at the east end of Thurston Island
• Bald Knob, the highest summit of Back Allegheny Mountain in Pocahontas County, West Virginia
• Bald Knob, Arkansas, a city in White County, Arkansas, United States
• Bald Knob, Franklin County, VA, a summit located in Franklin County, Virginia
• Bald Knob, West Virginia, an unincorporated community in Boone County, West Virginia, United States
• Bald Knob Wilderness, a 5,973-acre parcel of land listed as a Wilderness Area of the United States
• Barton Knob, a mountain summit located on Cheat Mountain in southeastern Randolph County, West Virginia
• Beelick Knob, West Virginia, unincorporated community and coal town in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States
• Bens Knob runs southwest northeast through Hampshire County in West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle
• Benson Knob, a distinctive rocky hill at the south extremity of Ricker Hills in the Prince Albert Mountains, Victoria Land
• Bickle Knob, a mountain summit located east of Elkins in Randolph County, West Virginia
• Black Balsam Knob, in the Pisgah National Forest southwest of Asheville, NC
• Black Knob, a big black rock outcrop west of Twin Crater on Hut Point Peninsula, Ross Island
• Blue Knob (Pennsylvania), a Pennsylvania summit with a broad dome in the range of Allegheny Mountains
• Blue Knob State Park, a 6,128-acre Pennsylvania state park in Kimmel, Lincoln
• Brier Knob (Avery County, North Carolina), a mountain in the North Carolina High Country
• Bryant Knob Formation, geologic formation in Missouri
• Burnt Knob, 739 acre municipal park in Louisville, Kentucky, United States
• Butler Knob, a peak on the Jacks Mountain ridge in south central Pennsylvania in the United States

C

• Celo Knob, the northernmost major peak in the Black Mountains of western North Carolina
• Chestnut Knob, West Virginia, an unincorporated community in Mercer County, West Virginia, United States
• Clarks Knob, a summit in Franklin County, Pennsylvania
• Cox's Knob, neighborhood on the south side of Louisville, Kentucky, USA
• Crossing Knob, a mountain in the North Carolina High Country, west from the community of Sugar Grove
• Cuckoo's Knob, small village and civil parish in the Vale of Pewsey, Wiltshire, England

D

• Dick's Knob, the third-highest peak in the State of Georgia
• Dorsey Knob, a mountain summit located at the southern edge of Morgantown in Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States
• Double Spring Knob, the tenth-highest peak in Georgia, USA
• Douglas Knob, an isolated mountain peak in the southwest section of Yellowstone National Park
• Dowdell's Knob, 9,049 acres (36.62 km²) Georgia state park located near Pine Mountain and Warm Springs

E

• Ehlers Knob, a small but conspicuous ice-covered knob which surmounts the west part of the north coast of Dustin Island
• Elk Knob (Watauga County, North Carolina), a mountain in the North Carolina High Country, north of the community of Meat Camp
• Elliott Knob, one of the highest mountains in the northern portions of the U.S. state of Virginia

F

• Fairlies Knob National Park, a national park in Queensland, Australia, 231 km north of Brisbane
• Floyds Knobs, Indiana, a small unincorporated town in Lafayette Township, Floyd County, Indiana
• Frenchman Knob, summit in Hart County, Kentucky, in the United States

G

• Gap in Knob, Kentucky, unincorporated community located in Bullitt County, Kentucky, United States
• Gaudineer Knob, a mountain summit on the Randolph/Pocahontas County line in eastern West Virginia, USA
• Gobbler's Knob Fire Lookout, a fire lookout in the extreme western region of Mount Rainier National Park
• Gobblers Knob, a succession of groundhogs in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania
• Grassy Knob Wilderness, a wilderness area in the Klamath Mountains of southwestern Oregon, within the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest
• Grays Knob, Kentucky, unincorporated community and coal town in Harlan County, Kentucky, United States
• Green River Knob, the tallest point in the Knobs region of Kentucky, USA

H

• Hairy Knob, summit in Mason County, Texas, in the United States
• Harrison Knob, a small mountain in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia, Canada
• Hendersin Knob, an ice-covered knob rising between the heads of Craft and Rochray Glaciers in the southwest part of Thurston Island
• Henry's Knob, a mountain and Superfund Alternative Site in York County South Carolina
• High Knob, the peak of Stone Mountain, part of a large mountain, or massif, in Wise County, Virginia
• High Knob (Blue Ridge, Virginia), a peak of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Warren and Fauquier county, Virginia
• High Knob (West Virginia), a mountain summit on the border between Hampshire and Hardy counties in West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle
• Howard Knob, a mountain in the North Carolina High Country, located in the town of Boone

I

• Iron Knob, South Australia, a town in South Australia on the Eyre Highway across Eyre Peninsula

J

• Jacks Knob, a mountain located on the border of Towns County and Union County, Georgia
• Jacks Knob Trail, a hiking trail that has been designated as a National Recreation Trail in Georgia
• Jeptha Knob, the highest point in the Bluegrass region of Kentucky
• Junction Knob, a small but distinctive peak at the junction of Odin Glacier and Alberich Glacier neve areas in the Asgard Range, Victoria Land

K

• Keeney Knob, a mountain of the Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians in Summers County, West Virginia
• Kentuck Knob, a residence designed by the American architect Frank Lloyd Wright in Pennsylvania, USA
• Kinton Knob, a peak in Bedford County, Pennsylvania

L

• Lord Hereford's Knob, a mountain in south-east Wales, in the Black Mountains

M

• Marks Knob, a mountain in the Great Smoky Mountains, in the southeastern United States
• McAfee Knob, feature of Catawba mountain in Catawba, Roanoke County, Virginia on the Appalachian Trail
• Moore's Knob, the highest mountain in the Sauratown Mountains of Stokes County, North Carolina

N

• Nausea Knob, a prominent outcropping of jumbled rocks on the northwest upper slope of the active cone of Mount Erebus, Ross Island
• Nicodemus Knob, rough, lozenge-shaped 30-feet pillar left at East Cliff on the Isle of Portland, Dorset, England
• North Knob, the highest peak in eastern Pennsylvania, east of Susquehanna River

O

• Old Butt Knob, summit in Haywood County, North Carolina, in the United States

P

• Parnell Knob, a mountain in the Ridge and Valley Appalachians region of south central Pennsylvania
• Penobscot Knob, a hill located near Mountain Top, Pennsylvania and Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
• Pilgrim's Knob, Virginia, an unincorporated community in Buchanan County, Virginia, United States
• Pillow Knob, a peak protruding through the snow cover at the northeast end of Williams Hills in the Neptune Range, Pensacola Mountains
• Pilot Knob, Indiana, an unincorporated community in Jennings Township, Crawford County, Indiana
• Pilot Knob, Missouri, a city in Iron County, Missouri, United States
• Pilot Knob, Texas, a small unincorporated community in southern Travis County, Texas, United States
• Pilot Knob, Wisconsin, ghost town in the town of Richfield, Adams County, Wisconsin, United States
• Pilot Knob (Austin, Texas), a hill that is part of an extinct volcano located seven miles south of central Austin, Texas
• Pilot Knob (Imperial County, California), a peak in Imperial County, California
• Pilot Knob (Iron County, Missouri), located in the Arcadia Valley of Iron County, Missouri
• Pilot Knob Township, Washington County, Illinois, located in Washington County, Illinois
• Pine Knob, a downhill ski area in Clarkston, Michigan
• Pine Knob (Pennsylvania), a peak in the Allegheny Mountains of Pennsylvania
• Pine Knob, Wisconsin, unincorporated community in the town of Utica, Crawford County, Wisconsin, United States
• Pores Knob, a mountain peak located in Wilkes County, North Carolina
• Purcell Knob, a spur of the Blue Ridge Mountain in Loudoun County, Virginia

R

• Rattlesnake Knob, summit in Sauk County, Wisconsin, in the United States
• Red Knob, Roane County, West Virginia, unincorporated community in Roane County, West Virginia
• Reddish Knob of Shenandoah Mountain is one of the highest points in Virginia
• Rich Knob, located in Towns County, Georgia
• Ritchey Knob, a summit located on the Blue Knob massif
• River Knobs (West Virginia), a ridge and series of knobs in western Pendleton County, West Virginia, USA
• Roan High Knob, the highpoint of the Roan-Unaka Range of the Southern Appalachian Mountains
• Rocky Knob (Georgia), eight different mountain peaks located in the North Georgia mountains
• Rocky Knob AVA, an American Viticultural Area in a mountainous area east of the Blue Ridge Parkway in southwest Virginia
• Roper's Knob Fortifications, constructed by Union Army forces between February and May 1863 in Franklin, Tennessee
• Round Knob, Illinois, an unincorporated community in Massac County, Illinois, United States

S

• Scutchamer Knob, an early Iron Age round barrow on the Ridgeway National Trail at East Hendred Down in the English county of Oxfordshire
• Shell Knob, Missouri, a census-designated place in Stone counties in the U.S. state of Missouri
• Shell Knob Township, Barry County, Missouri, one of twenty-five townships in Barry County, Missouri, USA
• Sidneys Knob, an atypical mountain for Pennsylvania
• Signal Knob (Virginia), the northern peak of Massanutten Mountain in the Ridge and Valley Appalachians
• Smith Knob, a partly snow-covered rock peak south-southeast of Mendenhall Peak in the east part of the Thiel Mountains
• Spruce Knob, the highest point in the state of West Virginia and the summit of Spruce Mountain, the tallest mountain in the Alleghenies
• Stark's Knob, a basaltic pillow lava formation near Schuylerville, New York, United States
• Stuart Knob, mountain located within Banff National Park in the Canadian Rockies
• Stuffley Knob (Johnson County, Kentucky), the tallest mountain in Johnson County, Kentucky
• Sugar Tree Knob, Tennessee, unincorporated community in Cannon County, Tennessee, United States
• Sugarloaf Knob, a well-known summit within Ohiopyle State Park on the south end of the Laurel Ridge

T

• The Knob (Indiana) (elevation 1,051 feet/320 meters) is the fourth highest point in the U.S. state of Indiana
• The Knob (South Georgia), a conspicuous dome-shaped rock, 40 m high, at the west side of Elsehul on the north coast of South Georgia
• Tomkins Knob, a mountain in the North Carolina High Country, near the community of Deep Gap
• Tricorner Knob, a mountain in the Great Smoky Mountains, located in the Southeastern United States
• Trimble Knob, located southwest of Monterey, VA, in Highland County, is a conical hill
• Trischman Knob, an isolated summit along the Continental Divide on the Madison Plateau in Yellowstone National Park
• Turkey Knob, West Virginia, unincorporated community and coal town in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States
• Twelve O'clock Knob (Roanoke County, Virginia), a mountain located in southwestern Roanoke County, Virginia

V

• Ventifact Knobs, minor knobs located just east of Lake Bonney in Taylor Valley, Victoria Land

W

• Walsh Knob, a small but distinctive ice-covered elevation that rises midway along the south side of Lofgren Peninsula in east Thurston Island
• Waterrock Knob, a mountain peak in the U.S. state of North Carolina
• Webster Knob, a prominent rock knob at the head of Strom Glacier in the Queen Maud Mountains
• Weed Patch Knob, the third highest summit in the U.S. state of Indiana
• White Knob Formation, geologic formation in Idaho
• White Knob, Idaho, ghost town in Custer County, Idaho
• Woody's Knob, a summit or "knob" in the Blue Ridge Mountains in Mitchell County, North Carolina

Y

• Yorkeys Knob, Queensland, one of the beach suburbs of Cairns, the regional capital of Far North Queensland, Australia
• Young Lick Knob, a mountain that lies in three Georgia counties, Habersham, Rabun and Towns

See also

• Knob Creek (bourbon), a brand of Kentucky straight bourbon whiskey produced by Beam Inc. at the Jim Beam distillery in Clermont, Kentucky
• Knob mudalia, a species of freshwater snail in the family Pleuroceridae
• Knob-billed duck, an unusual, pan-tropical duck
• Knob-billed fruit dove, a species of bird in the family Columbidae
• Dorset Knob, a hard dry savoury biscuit made by Moores Biscuits, in the county of Dorset in England
• Expert Knob Twiddlers, an ambient-techno album by Mike Paradinas and Richard D. James
• Hip-knob, in architecture, is the finial on the hip of a roof, between the barge-boards of a gable
• "Insert Knob A In Hole B", a science fiction short story by Isaac Asimov

Disambiguation pages

• Knob (disambiguation)
• The Knob (disambiguation)