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Blue Knob State Park
IUCN category III (natural monument or feature)
Blue Knob as seen from a nearby valley outside the State Park.
Map showing the location of Blue Knob State Park
Map showing the location of Blue Knob State Park
Location of Blue Knob State Park in Pennsylvania
Map showing the location of Blue Knob State Park
Map showing the location of Blue Knob State Park
Blue Knob State Park (the United States)
LocationBedford, Pennsylvania, United States
Coordinates40°16′43″N 78°34′53″W / 40.27861°N 78.58139°W / 40.27861; -78.58139[1]
Area6,128 acres (24.80 km2)[2]
Elevation3,146 ft (959 m)[2]
Established1945
Named forBlue Knob Mountain
Governing bodyPennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
WebsiteBlue Knob State Park

Blue Knob State Park is a 6,128-acre (2,480 ha) Pennsylvania state park in Kimmel, Lincoln, and Pavia townships in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, in the United States.[2] The average annual snowfall at the park is about 12 feet (370 cm). The park is named for Blue Knob, the second highest mountain in Pennsylvania at 3,146 feet (959 m).[2] It is the location of Blue Knob All Seasons Resort, the ski slope in Pennsylvania with the highest elevation. Blue Knob State Park is just off Interstate 99 on Pennsylvania Route 869 west of Pavia.

  1. ^ "Blue Knob State Park". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. August 2, 1979. Retrieved April 3, 2008.
  2. ^ a b c d Cite error: The named reference bksp was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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