Weaver Knob is a summit in West Virginia.[1] With an elevation of 2,572 feet (784 m), Weaver Knob is the 833rd highest summit in the state of West Virginia.[2]

Weaver Knob was named after an early settler who was a weaver.[3]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Weaver Knob
  2. ↑ "Weaver Knob". Peakery.com. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  3. ↑ Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 662.

37°51′42″N 80°26′59″W / 37.8617874°N 80.4497984°W / 37.8617874; -80.4497984


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