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Buffalo Bull Knob
Map showing the location of Buffalo Bull KnobMap showing the location of Buffalo Bull KnobLocation in the United States
LocationWest Virginia
Coordinates38°30′53.4″N 80°23′16.3″W / 38.514833°N 80.387861°W / 38.514833; -80.387861

Buffalo Bull Knob is a summit in Webster County, West Virginia, near Webster Springs. With an elevation of 2,799 feet (853 m), Buffalo Bull Knob is the 445th highest summit in the state of West Virginia.

The summit's name recalls an incident when one of the last wild buffaloes in the area was killed by a hunter near its base.

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Buffalo Bull Knob
  2. "Buffalo Bull Knob". Peakery.com. Retrieved February 1, 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. 137.
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