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Barlow Knoll, Pennsylvania

Prominence: 20 ft, 6 m

Elevation: 520+ feet, 158+ meters

Approx. Isolation: 1.46 mi, 2.34 km

Elevation Info:

Elevation range: 520 - 540 ft
(20-foot closed contour)

Peak Type

Unofficially Named Peak

Latitude/Longitude (WGS84)

39° 50' 44'' N; 77° 13' 34'' W
39.845548, -77.226248 (Dec Deg)
309532E 4412986N Zone 18 (UTM)

Country

United States

State/Province

Pennsylvania

County/Second Level Region

Adams

City/Town

Cumberland

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Barlow Knoll (formerly Blocher's Knoll) is a hill on the Gettysburg Battlefield that was the location of the Battle of Gettysburg, First Day charge of Gordon's Brigade that succeeded in breaking the Union line. The "Old Alms House Cemetery" is located on the side of the hill, and the hill is named after Francis C. Barlow.

In 1884, a procession was held to the knoll for the Barlow monument dedication, and the 1898 tract was owned by Calvin Gilbert before being transferred to the War Department. In 1911, the knoll had a quarry, and Barlow Knoll was the site of Red Cross station no. 5 during the 1913 Gettysburg reunion. A statue of Barlow planned in 1920 was unveiled in 1922 and in 1932 a flagpole was erected at the site.

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Prominence	Clean Prominence: 20 ft/6 m Optimistic Prominence: 60 ft/18 m Key Col: 500 ft/152 m (20 foot contour) Col elevation in range between 480 and 500 feet. Topo Map: Gettysburg O39077g2 1:24,000 Key Col Lat/Long: 39° 50' 36'' N; 77° 13' 48'' W Key Col Map Links: Bing Maps MSN/Encarta Google Maps
Isolation	1.46 mi/2.34 km Nearest Higher Neighbor in the PBC database: Benner Hill (SSE) Isolation distance is based on NHN and is slightly overstated.
Ranges	Continent: North America Range2: Appalachian Mountains Range3: Blue Ridge Mountains Range4: Northern Blue Ridge Range5: South Mountain-Catoctin
Drainage Basins	Potomac Chesapeake Bay Atlantic Ocean
Topo Map	Gettysburg O39077g2 1:24,000
This peak was submitted to the Peakbagger.com database by James Barlow.

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