Purcell Knob

Purcell Knob
Highest point
Elevation 1,207 ft (368 m) [1]
Prominence 267 ft (81 m) [1]
Coordinates 39°15′29″N 77°44′59″W / 39.2581571°N 77.7497153°W / 39.2581571; -77.7497153Coordinates: 39°15′29″N 77°44′59″W / 39.2581571°N 77.7497153°W / 39.2581571; -77.7497153 [2]
Geography
Location Loudoun County Virginia, U.S.
Parent range Blue Ridge Mountains
Appalachian Mountains

Purcell Knob is a spur of the Blue Ridge Mountain in Loudoun County, Virginia. The 1,207 feet (368 m) peak is just northeast of the main ridge at Keyes Gap and southeast of the village of Neersville.

Purcell Knob is notable for exposure of the sericitic phyllite base of the Paleozoic Loudoun Formation in its antiformal syncline.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Purcell Knob, Virginia". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2013-01-25.
  2. ↑ "Purcell Knob". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-01-25.
  3. ↑ "Paleozoic Rocks". U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-01-25.


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