Nature reserve · Pennsylvania
State Game Lands Number 76
State Game Lands Number 76 is a nature reserve in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 330 m. Big Mountain stands 740 m to the southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Timmons Mountain, a peak 1.9 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Pennsylvania Game Commission
How to reach it
Coordinates40.08622, -77.74013
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Timmons Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Clarks Knob: 2.5 mi
- Knob Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Lynns Knob: 6.5 mi
- Broad Mountain: 8.4 mi
Parks: 45
- Lurgan Township Recreation Center: 4.5 mi
- Letterkenny Township Supervisors: 6.2 mi
- Harpers Memorial Park: 9.0 mi
- Reservoir Hill Park: 10.5 mi
- Henninger Field: 10.6 mi
Historic sites: 33
- Shippensburg University Coordinates: 11.7 mi
- Memorial Auditorium: 11.7 mi
- Fort Loudoun: 15.2 mi
- statue of creebis: 17.3 mi
- Caledonia Furnace: 18.6 mi
Springs: 21
- Oak Spring: 12.5 mi
- Big Spring: 13.1 mi
- Sand Spring: 14.0 mi
- Richmond Spring: 14.1 mi
- Falling Spring: 14.7 mi
Picnic sites: 9
- Bear Valley Picnic Area: 4.1 mi
- Pavillon 4: 12.9 mi
- Pavillon 3: 12.9 mi
- Pavillon 2: 13.0 mi
- Pavillon 1: 13.0 mi
Museums: 8
- The Fashion Archives at Shippensburg University: 11.5 mi
- Conrail Museum: 11.8 mi
- Cumberland Valley Railroad Museum: 11.8 mi
- Rockhill Trolley Museum: 13.6 mi
- East Broad Top Railroad: 13.6 mi
Artworks: 7
- 9/11 Memorial: 7.6 mi
- Founding Father's Memorial Statue: 11.0 mi
- Mouse Rock Statue: 11.6 mi
- Votive 8: 11.7 mi
- IRON: 12.7 mi
Nature reserves: 6
- Hemlocks Natural Area: 12.2 mi
- Frank E. Masland, Jr. Natural Area: 16.3 mi
- Caledonia State Park: 18.4 mi
- State Game Lands Number 53: 20.3 mi
- Tumbling Run Game Preserve: 20.7 mi
Gardens: 3
- Peace Garden: 11.1 mi
- Shippensburg University Campus Farm: 12.0 mi
- 9-11 Memorial Garden: 19.8 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Chimney Rocks: 18.9 mi
- The Little Point: 24.9 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Jarrett Falls: 22.0 mi
Attractions: 1
- Three Crosses of Mapleton: 23.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Tartown: 23.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.3 miles of State Game Lands Number 76. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Mountain | SW 228° | 740 m | 14.1 mi |
| Clarks Knob | S 189° | 709 m | 2.5 mi |
| Butler Knob | NW 320° | 708 m | 18.6 mi |
| Eckenrode Knob | NNE 28° | 683 m | 10.2 mi |
| Big Round Top | NNE 23° | 672 m | 12.9 mi |
| Fenton Knob | NE 35° | 664 m | 12.8 mi |
| Rising Mountain | NNE 25° | 662 m | 10.1 mi |
| Round Top | NNE 15° | 660 m | 11.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:47 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 20:03 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:34 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 16:06 | 16:49 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 33 | 41 | 52 | 62 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 44 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chambersburg 1 ESE, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/196401054
Day trips start here
- Chambersburg · 11 mi
- Mercersburg · 20 mi
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