Pine Knob (Pennsylvania)
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Pine Knob is a peak in the Allegheny Mountains
Allegheny Mountains
The Allegheny Mountain Range , also spelled Alleghany, Allegany and, informally, the Alleghenies, is part of the vast Appalachian Mountain Range of the eastern United States and Canada...

 of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...

. This mountain is a satellite peak of its larger neighbor Blue Knob. At 2704 ft (824.2 m) above sea level it is the lesser in elevation when compared to Schaefer Head
Schaefer Head
Schaefer Head is a mountain in the Allegheny Mountains of Pennsylvania. It is one of the peaks that make up the Blue Knob massif an isolated group of mountains that stand apart from the Allegheny Front. Schaefer Head is the third highest of these peaks behind Blue Knob 3,146  feet ,and...

 (2,950 ft), Round Knob (2,791 ft), Cattle Knob (2,842 ft) and Ritchey Knob
Ritchey Knob
Ritchey Knob is a summit located on the Blue Knob massif. This mountain is connected to Pine Knob and forms the northern most summits of the massif....

(2,865 ft). The latter mountain is connected to Pine Knob, the saddle elevation between the peaks is 2597 ft (791.6 m)

There are no roads or hiking trails to the top of Pine Knob, the town of Fredericksburg, lays at the foot of the mountain.

There is also a Pine Knob in Fayette County Pennsylvania (2,065 ft).
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