Coordinates: 40°2′52″N 77°45′2″W / 40.04778°N 77.75056°W / 40.04778; -77.75056

Clarks Knob

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Clarks Knob
File:Clarks Knob.jpg
Clarks Knob in February 2008
Highest point
Elevation2,316 ft (706 m) NAVD 88[1]
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Geography
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LocationFranklin County, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Parent rangeBlue Mountain[2]
Topo mapUSGS Roxbury (PA) Quadrangle [2]
Climbing
Easiest routeDrive 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

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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

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