visitors to Bald Knob come via train from Cass, but the site is also accessible by Forest Road 267B, which is closed to motorized vehicles most of the year. A two-mile hike from Odey Run can easily be walked or biked to arrive at Bald Knob. For safety reasons, hiking along the railroad grade itself is not permitted. Miscellaneous facts Bald Knob is one of only four mountain summits in West Virginia that rise above 4,800 feet (1463.04 m), the other three being Spruce Knob, Thorny Flat, and an unnamed summit near Snowshoe, WV. The south face of Bald Knob is the site of the headwaters of Leatherbark Run, West Virginia's highest stream. Until 2001, Bald Knob was thought to be the second highest point in the state, but a survey conducted by Snowshoe Ski Resort using GPS technology concluded that Thorny Flat, the highpoint of Cheat Mountain, roughly south of Bald Knob, was approximately higher. Since then, at least one other summit on Cheat Mountain has been identified as being potentially a few feet higher than Bald Knob. Bald Knob is the highest point reached by a standard gauge railroad east of the Mississippi River. See also Back Allegheny Mountain Cass Scenic Railroad State Park Monongahela National Forest References External links Bald Knob - Cass Scenic Railroad Site Current conditions at Bald Knob 4,842 ft. Current conditions at Cass, WV 2,500 ft. (Bottom of the mountain) Mountains of Pocahontas County, West Virginia Mountains of West Virginia Allegheny Mountains