Butler Knob
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Butler Knob is a peak on the Jacks Mountain
ridge in south central Pennsylvania
in the United States
. The "Knobs" summit is underlain with weather resistant quartzite
of the Tuscarora Formation (Silurian Age). Butler Knob is accessible by a rough road, where there is a closed firetower on the summit. The firetower presently hold a weather station that gives current forecasts for the area (see link below).
There are views available from a nearby scree slope. The views are mainly east, south and west from here; the summits of Big Mountain
, Sideling Hill
, Williamsburg Mountain
and Blue Knob can be seen in the distance. 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.
Jacks Mountain
Jacks Mountain is a stratigraphic ridge in central Pennsylvania, United States, trending southeast of the Stone Mountain ridge and Jacks Mountain Anticline. The ridge line separates Kishacoquillas Valley from the Ferguson and Dry Valleys...
ridge in south central Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The "Knobs" summit is underlain with weather resistant quartzite
Quartzite
Quartzite is a hard metamorphic rock which was originally sandstone. Sandstone is converted into quartzite through heating and pressure usually related to tectonic compression within orogenic belts. Pure quartzite is usually white to gray, though quartzites often occur in various shades of pink...
of the Tuscarora Formation (Silurian Age). Butler Knob is accessible by a rough road, where there is a closed firetower on the summit. The firetower presently hold a weather station that gives current forecasts for the area (see link below).
There are views available from a nearby scree slope. The views are mainly east, south and west from here; the summits of Big Mountain
Big Mountain
-United States:* Big Mountain Ridge, California, an unincorporated area* Big Mountain, Alaska, a mountain in Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska** Big Mountain Air Force Station, near Big Mountain, Alaska* Big Mountain, Arizona, another name for Black Mesa, Arizona...
, Sideling Hill
Sideling Hill
Sideling Hill is a long, steep, narrow mountain ridge in the Ridge-and-Valley physiographic province of the Appalachian Mountains, located in Washington County in western Maryland and adjacent West Virginia and Pennsylvania, USA...
, Williamsburg Mountain
Williamsburg Mountain
Williamburg Mountain is actually a high "S" bend in the 150 mile long, Tussey Mountain ridge.The mountain was named after the town of Williamsburg, and is actually a local reference which does not show up on USGS maps. This mountain is also referred to as "The Loop" because of its unique shape...
and Blue Knob can be seen in the distance. Butler Knob is located within the Rothrock State Forest
Rothrock State Forest
Rothrock State Forest is a Pennsylvania state forest in Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry District #5. The main offices are located in Huntingdon in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania in the United States....
, all camping and activities on the mountain are subject to the rules and regulations of that agency.