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Pilot Knob is the pinnacle of a ridge that extends approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) northwestwardly to the Harmon Creek valley, along the park's northwestern boundary. Much of the park's topography consists of ridges and hollows that run roughly parallel to Pilot Knob Ridge.
Pilot Knob is located in the Arcadia Valley of Iron County, Missouri, between the towns of Ironton and Pilot Knob.Pilot Knob, so named because of its distinctive shape and prominent position, [2] reaches an elevation of 1,470 feet (450 m) [3] rising 581 feet (177 m) [4] above the Arcadia Valley floor and has a large deposit of iron ore in its upper regions.
Knob Noster State Park is a public recreation area covering 3,934 acres (1,592 ha) in Johnson County, Missouri, in the United States. The state park bears the name of the nearby town of Knob Noster , which itself is named for one of two small hills or "knobs" that rise up in an otherwise flat section of Missouri.
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The 700-acre (280 ha) park includes 15-acre (6.1 ha) Pilot Knob Lake, a man-made lake for boating, fishing, and ice skating in the winter. It also includes 4-acre (1.6 ha) Dead Man's Lake, a floating sphagnum bog. It is the only one of its kind in Iowa. [3] The bog area is home to a variety of flora and waterfowl.
Pilot Knob is located on Missouri Route 21 approximately one and a half miles (2.4 km) north-northeast of Ironton and three miles (5 km) southeast of Elephant Rocks State Park. [ 8 ] According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 0.90 square miles (2.33 km 2 ), of which 0.89 square miles (2.31 km 2 ) is land and 0. ...
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Pilot Knob Park Road – Pilot Mountain State Park: Pilot Mountain: 133.7: 215.2: 134: NC 268 – Pilot Mountain, Elkin: Double roundabout interchange 135.5: 218.1: 135: West 52 Bypass – Pilot Mountain: Northbound entrance and left southbound exit only 136.1: 219.0: 136: Cook School Road 139.7: 224.8: 140: I-74 west to I-77 – Wytheville 141 ...