Site of Camp Pilot Knob
Site of Camp Pilot Knob is a memorial in Imperial County, Desert, California. Site of Camp Pilot Knob is situated nearby to the police station California Highway Patrol - Winterhaven, as well as near Felicity Post Office.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pilot Knob.
Pilot Knob
Peak
Pilot Knob is a peak in Imperial County, California. Pilot Knob is located 8 miles southeast of Ogilby, It rises to an elevation of 876 feet. Pilot Knob is a rocky landform, geologically a Volcanic plug, west of Yuma, Arizona–Winterhaven, California; it is connected to the Cargo Muchacho Mountains, the central portion of the mountains being about 7 miles north.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Camp Pilot Knob and Felicity.
Camp Pilot Knob
Locality
The Camp Pilot Knob was a sub camp of the US Army, Desert Training Center in Imperial County, California. The main headquarters for the Desert Training Center was Camp Young, this is where General Patton's 3rd Armored Division was stationed.
Felicity
Hamlet
Photo: Perdelsky, Public domain.
Felicity is an unincorporated community in Imperial County, California. The town was established in 1986 by Jacques-Andre Istel who bought the land in the 1950s and developed it in the 1980s after selling off his parachute business.
Andrade
Hamlet
Andrade is a small locale in the southeasternmost corner of the state of California, in Imperial County. The community is located entirely within the Fort Yuma Indian Reservation. Andrade is situated 2½ miles southeast of Site of Camp Pilot Knob.
Site of Camp Pilot Knob
- Type: Memorial
- Inscription: “Camp Pilot Knob was a unit of the Desert Training Center, established by General George S. Patton Jr., to prepare American troops for battle during World War II. It was the largest military training ground ever to exist. At the peak of activity here at...”
- Category: historic site
- Location: Imperial County, Desert, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
32.75095° or 32° 45′ 3″ northLongitude
-114.7548° or 114° 45′ 17″ westOpen location code
8547Q62W+93OpenStreetMap ID
node 10875971092OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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Highlights include California Highway Patrol - Winterhaven and Felicity Post Office.
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