Clarks Knob
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| Elevation | 2,316 ft (706 m) NAVD 88[1] |
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| Location | Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Range | Blue Mountain [2] |
| Coordinates | 40°2′52″N 77°45′2″W / 40.04778°N 77.75056°WCoordinates: 40°2′52″N 77°45′2″W / 40.04778°N 77.75056°W[1] |
| Topo map | USGS Roxbury (PA) Quadrangle [2] |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Drive up gravel road [1] |
Clarks Knob is a summit in Franklin County, Pennsylvania.[3] It is the highest point on Blue Mountain, the eastern front range of Pennsylvania's Ridge and Valley Appalachians region.[2]
[edit] Geography
Clarks Knob's northeast-southwest running summit ridge forms the boundary of the Susquehanna River and Potomac River drainages.[2] It stands over 1,600 feet (488 m) above the town of Chambersburg and the Great Appalachian Valley. This mountain is protected within the Buchanan State Forest.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c "Clarks Knob". NGS data sheet. U.S. National Geodetic Survey. http://www.ngs.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/ds_mark.prl?PidBox=KW2889. Retrieved 2009-02-08.
- ^ a b c d e "Clarks Knob, Pennsylvania". Peakbagger.com. http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=7566. Retrieved 2009-02-07.
- ^ "Clarks Knob". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1192270. Retrieved 2009-02-08.
