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high knob noun A high point on a mountain ridge; the top of a mountain, often a rounded one.

1939 Hall Coll (Proctor NC) [Horace Kephart would] go out on them high knobs and look all about over them rough slicks. 1943 Peattie Indian Days 40 The word peak is found on our maps and might be understood in this region but it is really not native to it. The equivalent is top, or knob; high top and high knob indicate lofty peaks. 1989 Landry Smoky Mt Interviews 194 Thunderhead is a high knob up there.