page_title: Blue Knob (Pennsylvania)
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Blue Knob (Pennsylvania) / History
caption_attribution_description: English: West face of Blue Knob mountain
context_page_description: Blue Knob is a Pennsylvania summit with a broad dome that is the northernmost 3,000-footer in the range of Allegheny Mountains. It is the highest point in Bedford County.
  The mountain is the site of 5,874-acre Blue Knob State Park and contains approximately 18 miles of hiking trails and numerous overlooks. A ski area is located on the mountain's north slopes. The towns of Johnstown, Altoona and Bedford are located within 25 miles of the mountain. The towns of Pavia and Claysburg lie at the foot of the mountain.
context_section_description: Blue Knob was thought to be the highest mountain in Pennsylvania until 1921, when the U.S. Geological Survey determined a summit of 3,213 feet (979 m) was higher (later named Mount Davis). In the 1950s the summit was cleared of vegetation and was the location of Claysburg Air Force Station until it was deactivated in 1961. Shortly afterward the Blue Knob Ski area was developed. Signs from the former station remain on the summit, and one building remains as a ski lodge. Ski lifts, a ski lodge and a couple of maintenance structures occupy the broad summit of Blue Knob, and a few ski chalets are downhill of the bald summit.
caption: The west aspect of Blue Knob receives prevailing winds. (Photo taken from meadow at 2,400 ft.)
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