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Official language(s) English, Pennsylvania Dutch Capital Harrisburg Largest city Philadelphia Area Ranked 33rd - Total 46,055 sq mi (119,283 km²) - Width 280 miles (455 km) - Length 160 miles (255 km) - % water 2. ...
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The Allegheny Mountain Range (also spelled Alleghany and Allegany) -- informally, the Alleghenies -- is part of the Appalachian Mountain Range of the eastern United States. ...
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Geography
Blue Knob is a peak in the Allegheny Mountains of Pennsylvania in the United States at 3,146 feet (959 m) above sea level. Blue Knob is distinctive in that it's broad dome dominates the Bedford County countryside. Blue Knob's prominence is one of the highest in Pennsylvania. A portion of the mountain lies within the Blue Knob State Park, which covers 5,874 acres and contains approximately 18 miles (29 km) of hiking trails and numerous overlooks. A ski area is located on the mountain's north slopes. The Allegheny Mountain Range (also spelled Alleghany and Allegany) -- informally, the Alleghenies -- is part of the Appalachian Mountain Range of the eastern United States. ...
Official language(s) English, Pennsylvania Dutch Capital Harrisburg Largest city Philadelphia Area Ranked 33rd - Total 46,055 sq mi (119,283 km²) - Width 280 miles (455 km) - Length 160 miles (255 km) - % water 2. ...
Bedford County is the name of several counties in the United States: Bedford County, Pennsylvania Bedford County, Tennessee Bedford County, Virginia This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...
In topography, prominence, also known as autonomous height, relative height or prime factor (in Europe), is a concept used in the categorization of hills and mountains. ...
Blue Knob State Park is a state park in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. ...
The towns of Johnstown, Altoona and Bedford are located within 25 miles of the mountain. The towns of Pavia and Claysburg lay at the foot of the mountain. Johnstown is a small village in North Wales Johnstown, Wrexham Johnstown is a village in the Republic of Ireland Johnstown, County Kildare Johnstown is the name of several places in the United States of America: Johnstown, Colorado Johnstown, Maryland, a settlement located in the southern part of Maryland Johnstown, Nebraska...
Altoona is the name of some places in the United States of America: Altoona, Florida Altoona, Iowa Altoona, Pennsylvania This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...
Church San Michele in Pavia The Old Bridge (Ponte Vecchio) on the Ticino river is a symbol of Pavia Pavìa (the ancient Ticinum) (population 71,000) is a town and comune of south-western Lombardy, northern Italy, 35 km south of Milan on the lower Ticino river near its...
Claysburg is a census-designated place located in Blair County, Pennsylvania. ...
Geology The geology of Blue Knob is what gave the mountain its isolated position, separated from the rest of the Allegheny Front escarpment. The lower base of the mountain is made up of siltstone and shale of the Catskill Formation (Devonian Age). The upper slopes and summit are made up of a blueish-green conglomerate, which is far more resistant to weathering than shale and siltstone. It was these blueish-green rocks that gave Blue Knob it's name. This article includes a list of works cited but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ...
The Allegheny Front is an escarpment delineating the eastern edge of the Allegheny Mountains. ...
In geology, an escarpment is a transition zone between different physiogeographic provinces that involves an elevation differential, often involving high cliffs. ...
Siltstone Siltstone is a geological term for a sedimentary rock whose composition is intermediate in grain size between the coarser sandstone and the finer mudstone. ...
Shale Shale is a fine-grained sedimentary rock whose original constituents were clays or muds. ...
Disambiguation: Devonian is sometimes used to refer to the Southwestern Brythonic language, and the people of the county of Devon are sometimes referred to as Devonians The Devonian is a geologic period of the Paleozoic era spanning from roughly 415 to 360 million years ago. ...
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The satellite peaks of Blue Knob include: Herman Point 3,034 feet (925 m), Spruce Knob 2,475 feet (754 m), Round Knob 2,791 feet (851 m), Cattle Knob 2,842 feet (866 m), Pine Knob 2,700 feet (823 m), Ritchey Knob 2,865 feet (873 m) and Schaefer Head 2,950 feet (899 m) Schaefer Head is a 2,950 feet (899 m) mountain in the Allegheny Mountains of Pennsylvania in the United States. ...
These peaks along with Blue Knob form a grouping of mountains that stand as a spur, from the rest of the curvilinear Allegheny Front and form some of the highest elevations in Pennsylvania's Allegheny Mountains. In mathematics, the concept of a curve tries to capture our intuitive idea of a geometrical one-dimensional and continuous object. ...
The Allegheny Mountain Range (also spelled Alleghany and Allegany) -- informally, the Alleghenies -- is part of the Appalachian Mountain Range of the eastern United States. ...
 View from the Pavia overlook Image File history File linksMetadata Pavia_overlook. ...
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Summit Blue Knob's summit was once used during the Cold War year's as a radar site, this station has long been deactivated. The signs from the former station are still noticeable on the summit. Some of the remaining buildings have been converted to a ski lodge, while the rest were taken down. The area was cleared of vegetation during that time and thus remains as a bald summit, which includes ski lifts, a few transmitter towers, a ski lodge and a few other maintenance structures. There are also a few ski chalets located just down from the summit area. This long range Radar antenna, known as ALTAIR, is used to detect and track space objects in conjunction with ABM testing at the Ronald Reagan Test Site on the Kwajalein atoll[1]. Radar is a system that uses radio waves to determine and map the location, direction, and/or speed...
The views from the summit on a clear day are extensive. Views to the north include; Brush Mountain (17 miles), Schaefer Head (2.5 miles) and the other satellite peaks listed above, the Allegheny Front, The "Loop" in Tussey Mountain (27 miles) and Lock Mountain (13 miles). Brush Mountain is a stratigraphic ridge in central Pennsylvania, United States, running east of the Allegheny Front and west of Tussey Mountain. ...
To the east the views are of Dunning Mountain (7 miles), Tussey Mountain (16 miles), Jacks Mountain with Butler Knob (31 miles), Sideling Hill (28 miles), and on the distant horizon Big Mountain (41 miles) and the Tuscarora Ridge. To the south; Wills Mountain (32 miles), Savage Mountain (28 miles)and Bald Knob on the Allegheny Front (20 miles). The town of Bedford is hidden by Kinton Knob (18 miles). Tussey Mountain is a stratigraphic ridge in central Pennsylvania, United States, running east of the Bald Eagle Brush, Dunning and Evitts Mountain ridges. ...
Butler Knob is a peak on the Jacks Mountain ridge in south central Pennsylvania in the United States. ...
Sideling Hill is part of the Appalachian Mountains, specifically the Ridge-and-valley Appalachians. ...
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Wills Mountain is located in Allegany County, Maryland and Somerset County, Pennsylvania in the United States; Wills Mountain starts 1/2 mile west of mouth of Warrior Run and runs northeasterly into Pennsylvania; Its highest elevation in Maryland is 1,877. ...
The views west include Laurel Ridge and the Conemaugh Gorge (22 miles) and the Allegheny Plateaus.
Climate Blue Knob is infamous for it's wind and snowy conditions. The state record snowfall was 225 inches during the winter of 1890-91. In the month of December 1890, 86 inches fell on the mountain alone. Average snowfall is about 12 feet annually, while temperatures usually are 10 to 12 degrees cooler than in the surrounding towns.
Blue Knob's weather can be attributed to it's aspect and elevation. The mountain rises approximately 500 + feet above the plateaus to the west. The prevailing winds hit the mountain's slopes, accelerating up and over it's bald summit. It is these conditions that can cause wind chill factors to dip below zero during the winter months. Aspect is a piece of information about a topic, usually on look and appearance. ...
The prevailing winds are the trends in speed and direction of wind over a particular point on the earths surface. ...
Wind chill is the apparent temperature felt on the exposed human (or animal) body due to the combination of air temperature and wind speed. ...
 View looking north from the upper slopes of Blue Knob Image File history File linksMetadata Bkm5. ...
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Drainages The mountain has many springs that flow out of it and streams that run down it's hollows. A few of the major streams are Big Lick Branch, Rhodes Run, Pavia Run, Deep Hollow Run, Scubgrass Creek, Beaverdam Creek and Little Beaverdam Creek. Bob's Creek which is in the valley below the mountain is a "Class A" trout stream and popular among local fisherman. Adjacent to the mountain on the Allegheny Front are Big Break Hollow and Wallacks Branch, portions of these streams are located within the State Park boundary. Bobs Creek is a tributary of Dunning Creek in south west/south central Pennsylvania in the United States. ...
Vegetation On the lower slopes of the mountain along the streams, Eastern Hemlock can still be found, Pennsylvania's state tree. The drier east and southeast face of the mountain is predominately Red and White oak and maple mix, with Devil's club and grapevines where there are holes in the canopy. While the north and western face of the mountain contain Tulip poplar, American Beech and other associated hardwoods due to the richer soils. The upper slopes of the mountain have Black Cherry, Striped Maple, Scrub Oak and a forest floor of Blueberry and Fern. Over the 3,000 foot contour the trees are distinctively stunted due to the winds and fierce weather. Binomial nomenclature Oplopanax horridus (Sm. ...
Species Liriodendron chinense (Hemsl. ...
Binomial name Fagus grandifolia Ehrenb. ...
Binomial name Prunus serotina Ehrh. ...
Binomial name Acer pensylvanicum L. The Striped Maple or Moosewood (Acer pensylvanicum) is a small tree of northern forests in eastern North America from southern Ontario east to New Brunswick and south to eastern Illinois and New Jersey, and also at high elevations in the Appalachian Mountains much farther south...
// Genus Quercus Subgenus Quercus Typical oaks. ...
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Classes Psilotopsida Equisetopsida Marattiopsida Polypodiopsida A fern is any one of a group of about 20,000 species of plants classified in the phylum or division Pteridophyta, also known as Filicophyta. ...
In September of 2004, during Hurricane Ivan, strong winds called derechos streamed through the saddle between Herman Point and Blue Knob, leveling acres of trees on the ridges that abutt the mountain. Many of the larger trees were blown down like match sticks, opening great holes in the forest canopy. The park conducted salvage efforts to remove wood from the park and reopen trails and camp areas. Lowest pressure 910 mbar (hPa) Damage $19. ...
A derecho is a widespread and long-lived, violent convectively induced windstorm that is associated with a fast-moving band of severe thunderstorms usually taking the form of a bow echo. ...
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Wildlife Wildlife is abundant on the slopes of Blue Knob. Species such as white-tailed deer, ruffed grouse, turkey, coyote, and fox are difficult to see but finding their tracks in the snow is not uncommon. Black bear is another resident on the mountain and are more likely to be seen during the early morning and evening hours. Red-tailed hawks, warblers, vireos and songbirds are found here throughout the seasons. Various species of deer are commonly seen wildlife across the Americas and Eurasia. ...
Binomial name Odocoileus virginianus Zimmermann, 1780 The White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus), also known as the Virginia deer, is a medium-sized deer found throughout most of the continental United States, southern Canada, Mexico, Central America and northern portions of South America as far south as Peru. ...
Binomial name Bonasa umbellus (Linnaeus, 1766) The Ruffed Grouse, Bonasa umbellus, is a medium-sized grouse occuring in forests across Canada and the appalachian and northern United States including Alaska. ...
Binomial name Canis latrans Say, 1823 The coyote (Canis latrans, meaning barking dog) also prairie wolf [2]) is a member of the Canidae (dog) family and a close relative of the domestic dog. ...
Fox is a general term applied to any one of roughly 27 species of small to medium-sized omnivorous canids in the tribe vulpini with sharp features and a brush-like tail. ...
Binomial name Ursus americanus The American Black Bear (Ursus americanus), also known as simply the black bear or cinnamon bear, is the most common bear in North America. ...
Binomial name Buteo jamaicensis (Gmelin, 1788) The Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) is a large Buteo which breeds from western Alaska and northern Canada to Panama and the West Indies. ...
There are three groups of passerine birds, order Passeriformes, which are called warblers. ...
Adjacent to the State Park is the 11,926 acre Pennsylvania State Game Lands No. 26. This acreage combined with the park is an area over 17,000 acres of public land. There are a few areas in Blue Knob State Park which are closed to hunting (see park map). Hikers need to be extremely careful during the hunting season in late November and through December. The Pennsylvania State Game Lands are lands managed by the Pennsylvania Game Commission for hunting, trapping, and fishing. ...
References - Latitude and Longitude from Topozone. Topzone.com.
Alan R. Geyer (1979) "Outstanding Geologic Features of Pennsylvania", Geological Survey of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) This department was established on July 1, 1995. ...
Charles H. Shultz (1999) "The Geology of Pennsylvania", Geological Survey of Pennsylvania ISBN 0-8182-0227-0
Jere Martin (1997) "Pennsylvania Almanac" published by: Stackpole Books ISBN 0-8117-2880-3
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