Bickle Knob

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image_caption = View looking southwest from Bickle Knob
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state = West Virginia
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region = Randolph
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lat_d = 38
lat_m = 56
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long_d = 79
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elevation_imperial = 4003
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access = drive-up via 91A
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owner = USDA Forest Service
management = Monongahela National Forest
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free = Elkins, West Virginia
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map_caption = Location of Bickle Knob in West Virginia
map_locator = West Virginia
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website = [http://www.fs.fed.us/r9/mnf/rec/observation_towers/bickle_tower.htm Bickle Knob Observation Tower]

Bickle Knob is a mountain summit located east of Elkins in Randolph County, West Virginia. Easily accessible during warm-weather months, Bickle Knob is also home to one of the few remaining observation towers in Monongahela National Forest.

Observation Tower

The most prominent feature at Bickle Knob is its observation tower. Formerly a fire tower, the original cab has been removed and replaced with a wooden viewng platform. The observation tower provides 360-degree views of the surrounding area including the Shavers Fork River, Tygart Valley River valley, and the the U.S. Route 33 crossing of Cheat Mountain. The tower is not handicapped-accessible.

Other facilities

Bickle Knob also features a small picnic grounds and a pit toilet.

Accessing Bickle Knob

Bickle Knob is located at the end of Forest Route 91A, a spur from Stuart Memorial Drive (FR 91). Both roads are gravel but can easily be traversed by normal passenger cars. Stuart Memorial Drive is a parking scenic path as it traces the edge of the Shavers Fork River canyon. Due to the high elevation of the area and the fact that FR 91 is not plowed in the wintercite web|url=http://www.fs.fed.us/r9/mnf/rec/observation_towers/bickle_tower.htm|title=Bickle Knob Observation Tower|publisher=Monongahela National Forest|accessdate=2008-05-31] , travel is not recommended when snow is present as the road may be hazardous.

ee also

*Olson Observation Tower, another Monongahela National Forest observation tower
*Cheat Mountain
*Shavers Fork River
*Monongahela National Forest

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