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Cabin Rocks

Cabin Rocks, seen from above at true elevation

Cabin Rocks is a cliff in Pennsylvania, at a recorded elevation of 484 m. Pine Swamp Knob stands 944 m to the south-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Pine Knob, a peak 0.4 miles away. Historic National Road - Pennsylvania passes 1.0 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
484 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.85341, -79.69338

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Mickey's Park: 1.3 mi
  • Thomas Frankhouser Park: 1.3 mi
  • Hutchinson Park: 1.6 mi
  • Meadowbrook Park: 1.7 mi
  • Jumonville Park: 3.3 mi
Historic sites: 22
  • Brownfield Honor Roll: 1.0 mi
  • Braddock's Grave: 5.1 mi
  • Fort Necessity: 6.1 mi
  • P&LE Dickerson Run roundhouse: 13.5 mi
  • Brownsville War Memorial: 15.5 mi
Museums: 15
  • Mt. Washington Tavern: 6.1 mi
  • Fort Necessity Visitor Center: 6.3 mi
  • Cole and Coke Heritage Center: 6.7 mi
  • Fayette Historical Society - Abel Colley Tavern and Museum: 9.6 mi
  • Speyer Gallery: 12.6 mi
Attractions: 10
Artworks: 7
  • Statue of Thomas Jefferson and Albert Gallatin: 3.7 mi
  • Metal Sculpture: 5.6 mi
  • Albert Gallatin Statue: 13.7 mi
  • Blaze the Vulcan: 17.8 mi
  • Statue of Dr. Robert E Eberly: 17.8 mi
Nature reserves: 7
Waterfalls: 5
Cliffs: 4
  • White Rocks: 1.9 mi
  • Jumonville Rocks: 3.3 mi
  • Jumonville Glen: 3.4 mi
  • Baughman Rock Overlook: 11.7 mi
Rest areas: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 2
  • Cool Spring: 3.8 mi
  • Paterson Spring: 23.2 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Cucumber Run Picnic Area: 9.6 mi
  • Tharp Knob Picnic Area: 10.0 mi
Gardens: 1
  • The Chateau Gardens: 8.3 mi
Beaches: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.0 miles of Cabin Rocks. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pine Swamp KnobSSE 155°944 m22.6 mi
Fike HillSSE 152°943 m22.0 mi
Rich HillESE 116°866 m22.6 mi
Devies MountainSSW 194°839 m8.5 mi
Sugarloaf KnobE 97°812.3 m12.2 mi
Fulton KnobENE 69°804 m3.1 mi
Woodcock HillESE 114°771 m12.5 mi
Spook HillENE 57°770 m22.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2318:5519:31
June solstice05:5120:1120:51
September equinox07:0718:4219:18
December solstice07:3716:1516:58

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303340516169737265544335
Precip in3.32.83.73.84.44.84.83.63.63.23.13.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Uniontown 1 NE, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/357344603

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