This release site was located in the George Washington National Forest approximately 32 kilometers west of Harrisonburg, VA. The hack box was placed on a stone fire tower located on the state border between Rockingham County and West Virginia at an elevation of 1250 meters. Surrounding the hack site was a forest canopy of primarily oak with other mixed hardwoods and a dense understory of Mountain Laurel.

This site was first established in 1989 and was not immediately embraced as a good site. Visibility of the birds was limited once they began to fly, and many of the available perch sites were within reach of ground predators. The first year was plagued with numerous rain storms and dense fog for much of the time as well. Despite these shortcomings, the High Knob site proved to be one of the most successful hack sites of the mountain reintroduction effort.

List of Hack Attendants

Joey Atkins
Christopher Dassler
Anthony Goad
Mark Jones
Brian Nicholson
Amy Reid
Mark Stoetzer