Camp Pilot Knob

Camp Pilot Knob
Map of Camp Pilot Knob in 1943
LocationFelicity, California
Coordinates32°45′03″N 114°45′17″W / 32.750950°N 114.754817°W / 32.750950; -114.754817
Area4,000 acres
BuiltApril 1943
ArchitectUS Army
Reference no.985
Camp Pilot Knob is located in California
Camp Pilot Knob
Location of Camp Pilot Knob in California
Map of Desert training center with Camp Pilot Knob visible just right of center, towards the bottom
Desert Training Center map US Army 1943

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. Camp Pilot Knob was designated a California Historic Landmark (No.985). Camp Pilot Knob is near Felicity, California, in Imperial County, California. Camp Pilot Knob is 2 miles north of the US-Mexico border, just north of the now Interstate 8. The camp is five miles northwest of Yuma, Arizona and 2 miles west of the Colorado River. The camp was built just north of the Felicity train station, which was used to bring the troops and supplies to the camp. The camp is named after a hill south of the camp.[1][2][3][4]

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  2. ^ californiahistoricallandmarks.com Camp Pilot Knob
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