High Knob

High Knob is the peak of Stone Mountain, and is part of a large mountain, or massif, in Wise County, Virginia near the city of Norton that rises to 4,223 feet ( 1,287 meters ) above mean sea level. High Knob is found on the western front range of the Appalachian Mountains, along the mountainous southeastern edge of the Cumberland Plateau of southwestern Virginia. It's massif is unique to Virginia in containing both Appalachian Plateau and Ridge a... more

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