Sugarloaf Knob is a well-known summit within

Ohiopyle State Park Ohiopyle State Park is a Pennsylvania state park on in Dunbar, Henry Clay and Stewart Townships, Fayette County, Pennsylvania in the United States. The focal point of the park is the more than of the Youghiogheny River Gorge that passes thro ...

on the south end of the Laurel Ridge. This mountain has a unique profile and can easily be recognized at different lookouts in the park and surrounding area. The

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cuts beneath the "knob" and Laurel Hill creating a deep

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. The highest peak in the area is the south end of the Laurel Hill Ridge as it reaches above sea level. Sugarloaf Knob is easily accessible by a park road which takes you to just below the summit. A short bushwhack from there will get you to the top of the mountain.

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* Mountains of Pennsylvania Allegheny Mountains Landforms of Fayette County, Pennsylvania {{FayetteCountyPA-geo-stub