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Paddy Knob is a summit in Virginia and West Virginia, in the United States.^[1] With an elevation of 4,478 feet (1,365 m), Paddy Knob is the 29th highest summit in the state of West Virginia, and the 14th highest in Virginia.^[2]^[3]

Paddy Knob derives its name from "paddy", which meant "bear" in African American Vernacular English.^[4]

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^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Paddy Knob
^ "Paddy Knob". Peakery.com. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
^ Rickey Shortt. "Virginia 4000 Footers and Highest 100". peakbagger.com.
^ Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 466.

38°15′58″N 79°47′45″W / 38.2662°N 79.7958°W / 38.2662; -79.7958

[1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Paddy Knob

[2] "Paddy Knob". Peakery.com. Retrieved 26 May 2016.

[3] Rickey Shortt. "Virginia 4000 Footers and Highest 100". peakbagger.com.

[4] Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 466.

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