High Knob (Blue Ridge, Virginia)
High Knob is a peak of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Warren and Fauquier counties, Virginia.Geography
The peak is located in between Manassas Gap to the north and Chester Gap to the south, just east of Front Royal. The summit of the peak is the highest point in Fauquier County and the highest point of the Blue Ridge north of Shenandoah National Park which is just south of the peak across Chester Gap. The Appalachian Trail crosses the eastern slope of the peak. A housing development occupies the western slope. The mountain was also a strategic location used during the Battle of Wapping Heights during the American Civil War.
