Keeney Knob

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Keeney's Knob
Keeney Knob
Highest point
Elevation 3,921 ft (1,195 m) [1]
Coordinates 37°46′24″N80°42′19″W / 37.7734531°N 80.7053608°W / 37.7734531; -80.7053608 [1]
Geography
Location Summers County, West Virginia, U.S.
Parent range Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians
Topo map USGS Dawson

Keeney's Knob is a mountain of the Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians in Summers County, West Virginia. It is the highest point in Summers County. [2] The mountain is the site of the WVNS-TV transmitter. The city nearest to Keeney's Knob is Alderson.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Keeney's Knob". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. "Keeney's Knob, West Virginia". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved February 28, 2010.