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Frenchman_Knob Latitude and Longitude:

37°21′17″N 085°52′25″W / 37.35472°N 85.87361°W / 37.35472; -85.87361
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Frenchman Knob
Frenchman Knob is located in Kentucky
Frenchman Knob
Frenchman Knob
Highest point
Elevation1,158 ft (353 m) [1]
Coordinates 37°21′17″N 085°52′25″W / 37.35472°N 85.87361°W / 37.35472; -85.87361 [1]
Geography
Location Hart County, Kentucky

Frenchman Knob is a summit in Hart County, Kentucky, in the United States. [1] With an elevation of 1,158 feet (353 m), Frenchman Knob is the 537th highest summit in the state of Kentucky. [2]

It was so named because a Frenchman was scalped upon it. [3]

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Frenchman Knob
  2. ^ "Frenchman Knob". Peakery.com. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
  3. ^ Collins, Lewis (1877). History of Kentucky. p. 333.