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, a ridge in the northeastern part of Columbia County, Pennsylvania
  • Knob Mountain, a mountain in Page County, Virginia
  • Knob Noster, Missouri, a city in Johnson County, Missouri, United States
  • Knob Point, a rounded coastal point on the west side of Hut Point Peninsula, Ross Island
  • Knob Point, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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 is a prominent geographical landmark in the San Bernardino National Forest of California.
  • 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, a peak of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Warren and Fauquier county, Virginia
  • High Knob, 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
  • Kile Knob, the highest point on North Fork Mountain in West Virginia
  • 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
  • Matney Knob, a mountain-like feature near Norfork, Arkansas

    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, 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, a hill that is part of an extinct volcano located seven miles south of central Austin, Texas
  • Pilot Knob, a peak in Imperial County, California
  • Pilot Knob, 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, 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