Clarks Knob

Clarks Knob
Clarks Knob
Elevation	2,316 ft (706 m) NAVD 88[1]
Location
Clarks Knob Location of Clarks Knob
Location	Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA
Range	Blue Mountain [2]
Coordinates	40°2′52″N 77°45′2″W / 40.04778°N 77.75056°W / 40.04778; -77.75056Coordinates: 40°2′52″N 77°45′2″W / 40.04778°N 77.75056°W / 40.04778; -77.75056[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]

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]

References

1. ^ ^{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. 
2. ^ ^{a b c d e} "Clarks Knob, Pennsylvania". Peakbagger.com. http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=7566. Retrieved 2009-02-07. 
3. ^ "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.