| Butler Knob | |
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 Butler Knob |
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| Elevation | 2,320 feet (707 m) |
| Location | Pennsylvania, USA |
| Range | Appalachian Mountains |
| Prominence | 1,600 feet (488 m) |
| Topo map | USGS Butler Knob (PA) Quadrangle |
| First ascent | unknown |
| Easiest route | drive up |
Butler Knob is a peak on the Jacks Mountain ridge in south central Pennsylvania in the United States. In topography a summit is a point on a surface which is higher in Elevation than all points immediately adjacent to The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ( often colloquially referred to as PA (its abbreviation by natives and Northeasterners is a state located in the Northeastern The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A mountain range is a chain of Mountains bordered by highlands or separated from other mountains by passes or valleys The Appalachian Mountains ( often called the Appalachians, are a vast system of mountains in eastern North America. A topographic map is a type of Map characterized by large-scale detail and quantitative representation of relief, usually using Contour lines in modern The United States Geological Survey ( USGS) is a scientific agency of the United States government. In Climbing, a first ascent (FA is the first modern recorded climb to reach the top of a Mountain, or the first to follow a particular Climbing route A climbing route is a path by which a climber reaches the top of a Mountain, rock or ice wall The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ( often colloquially referred to as PA (its abbreviation by natives and Northeasterners is a state located in the Northeastern The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The "Knobs" summit is underlain with weather resistant quartzite of the Tuscarora Formation (Silurian Age). Quartzite (from German Quarzit) not to be confused with the Mineral Quartz, is a hard Metamorphic rock which was originally Butler Knob is accessible by a rough road, where there is a closed lookout tower on the summit. There are views available from a near by scree slope. The views are mainly east, south and west from here; the summits of Big Mountain and Blue Knob can be seen in the distance. Blue Knob is a peak in the Allegheny Mountains of Pennsylvania in the United States at 3136 feet (955 m Butler Knob is located within the Rothrock State Forest, all camping and activities on the mountain are subject to the rules and regulations of that agency. Rothrock State Forest is a Pennsylvania State Forest in Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry District #5
References
Alan R. Geyer (1979) "Outstanding Geologic Features of Pennsylvania", Geological Survey of Pennsylvania
Charles H. Shultz (1999) "The Geology of Pennsylvania", Geological Survey of Pennsylvania ISBN 0-8182-0227-0
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