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{{Short description|Mountain summit located east of Elkins in Randolph County, West Virginia}}
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'''Bickle Knob''' is a mountain summit located east of [[Elkins, West Virginia|Elkins]] in [[Randolph County, West Virginia|Randolph County]], [[West Virginia]], USA.  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 of Bickle Knob is its observation tower.  Formerly a [[fire tower]], the original cab has been removed and replaced with a wooden viewing platform.  The observation tower provides 360-degree views of the surrounding area including the [[Shavers Fork River]], [[Tygart Valley River]] valley, and the [[U.S. Route 33]] crossing of [[Cheat Mountain]].  The tower is not handicapped-accessible.

==Other facilities==
A [[pit latrine|pit toilet]] is located at Bickle Knob.  The site formerly featured a small picnic ground, which has since been removed. **pit toilet has been removed, as well.

==Access==
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 scenic path as it traces the edge of the [[Shavers Fork]] canyon.  Due to the high elevation of the area and the fact that FR 91 is not plowed in the winter,<ref name="MNF Bickle Knob Observation Tower">{{cite web|url=http://www.fs.fed.us/r9/mnf/rec/observation_towers/bickle_tower.htm|title=Bickle Knob Observation Tower|publisher=[[Monongahela National Forest]]|access-date=2008-05-31| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080519025501/http://www.fs.fed.us/r9/mnf/rec/observation_towers/bickle_tower.htm| archive-date= 19 May 2008 | url-status= live}}</ref> the road may be hazardous when snow is present.

==See also==
*[[Olson Observation Tower]], another Monongahela National Forest observation tower

==References==
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{{Monongahela National Forest}}
{{Mountains of West Virginia}}

[[Category:Monongahela National Forest]]
[[Category:Mountains of Randolph County, West Virginia]]
[[Category:Allegheny Mountains]]
[[Category:Mountains of West Virginia]]