Buffalo Bull Knob is a summit in Webster County, West Virginia, near Webster Springs.[1] With an elevation of 2,799 feet (853 m), Buffalo Bull Knob is the 445th highest summit in the state of West Virginia.[2]

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.[3]

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.


Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffalo_Bull_Knob
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