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The Snake

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Elevation, modelled
186 m
Tallest summit within 22.3 miles
Huckleberry Mountain762 m · 19.7 mi
Sunset, June solstice
20:42local time
Coordinates
41.0066, -76.4513
The Snake from directly overhead

The Snake is a artwork in Pennsylvania, at a modelled 186 m. Huckleberry Mountain stands 762 m to the north, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is The Grin, a artwork 0.1 miles away.

Tall sculpture composed of separate steel elements welded together on a flat base.

Built
1989
Material
steel

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.3 miles of The Snake. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Huckleberry MountainN 353°762 m19.7 mi
Grand ViewNNE 19°745 m22.2 mi
Red Rock MountainNNE 17°721 m22.0 mi
Central MountainNNE 15°685 m21.0 mi
Chimneystack RockNNE 16°684 m21.0 mi
Bears HeadESE 119°634 m22.2 mi
Buck MountainESE 107°592 m13.3 mi
Catawissa MountainSE 131°571 m9.4 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 29
Artworks: 20
Beaches: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4219:18
June solstice05:3520:0120:42
September equinox06:5418:2919:05
December solstice07:2815:5716:41

Local time (America/New_York).

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F273038506068737064524233
Precip in3.52.53.74.34.24.84.44.15.24.33.53.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bear GAP, 13 mi away.

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