Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "Pilot Knob is located in the Arcadia Valley of Iron County, Missouri between the towns of Ironton, Missouri and Pilot Knob, Missouri. Pilot Knob, so named because of its distinctive shape and prominent position, reaches an elevation of 1,470 feet (450 m) rising 581 feet (177 m) above the Arcadia Valley floor and has a large deposit of iron ore in its upper regions. Pilot Knob in one peak in the St. Francois Mountains. The mountain was heavily mined in the 19th century, leaving many open mine shafts. The summit of the mountain consists of the 90-acre (36 ha) Pilot Knob National Wildlife Refuge which is the home for nearly 1⁄3 of the world's population of Indiana bats. The bats hibernate in the abandoned mine shafts. Pilot Knob Ore Company donated the land, after ceasing its mining operations, on July 22, 1987, for conservation purposes. Currently the Pilot Knob National Wildlife Refuge is closed to the public to protect habitat for the endangered Indiana bat. Also there is an eight-foot-tall (2.44 meters) chain link fence around 40 acres (16 ha) of the land for safety reasons, keeping individuals away from the open mine shafts."@en }
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- Pilot_Knob_(Iron_County,_Missouri) abstract "Pilot Knob is located in the Arcadia Valley of Iron County, Missouri between the towns of Ironton, Missouri and Pilot Knob, Missouri. Pilot Knob, so named because of its distinctive shape and prominent position, reaches an elevation of 1,470 feet (450 m) rising 581 feet (177 m) above the Arcadia Valley floor and has a large deposit of iron ore in its upper regions. Pilot Knob in one peak in the St. Francois Mountains. The mountain was heavily mined in the 19th century, leaving many open mine shafts. The summit of the mountain consists of the 90-acre (36 ha) Pilot Knob National Wildlife Refuge which is the home for nearly 1⁄3 of the world's population of Indiana bats. The bats hibernate in the abandoned mine shafts. Pilot Knob Ore Company donated the land, after ceasing its mining operations, on July 22, 1987, for conservation purposes. Currently the Pilot Knob National Wildlife Refuge is closed to the public to protect habitat for the endangered Indiana bat. Also there is an eight-foot-tall (2.44 meters) chain link fence around 40 acres (16 ha) of the land for safety reasons, keeping individuals away from the open mine shafts.".
- Q7194431 abstract "Pilot Knob is located in the Arcadia Valley of Iron County, Missouri between the towns of Ironton, Missouri and Pilot Knob, Missouri. Pilot Knob, so named because of its distinctive shape and prominent position, reaches an elevation of 1,470 feet (450 m) rising 581 feet (177 m) above the Arcadia Valley floor and has a large deposit of iron ore in its upper regions. Pilot Knob in one peak in the St. Francois Mountains. The mountain was heavily mined in the 19th century, leaving many open mine shafts. The summit of the mountain consists of the 90-acre (36 ha) Pilot Knob National Wildlife Refuge which is the home for nearly 1⁄3 of the world's population of Indiana bats. The bats hibernate in the abandoned mine shafts. Pilot Knob Ore Company donated the land, after ceasing its mining operations, on July 22, 1987, for conservation purposes. Currently the Pilot Knob National Wildlife Refuge is closed to the public to protect habitat for the endangered Indiana bat. Also there is an eight-foot-tall (2.44 meters) chain link fence around 40 acres (16 ha) of the land for safety reasons, keeping individuals away from the open mine shafts.".