Balanced Rock
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Balanced Rock rises to 265 m in Pennsylvania. Ritchey Knob stands 874 m to the west, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Round Mountain, a peak 1.7 miles away.
The story
Mountain in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49009661, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 265 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Round Mountain: 1.7 mi
- The Barrens: 2.4 mi
- Bunns Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Horse Knob: 3.1 mi
- Terrace Mountain: 4.6 mi
- Weaver Falls Access Area: 7.6 mi
- Woodcock Valley Community Park: 9.6 mi
- Williamsburg Sportsmens Park: 9.6 mi
- Stonerstown Recreational Park: 9.9 mi
- Martinsburg Youth Little League Field: 10.0 mi
- Post Office and General Store: 6.2 mi
- Captain Phillips' Rangers Memorial: 8.3 mi
- 0-6-0 Locomotive: 8.4 mi
- former Phillips Sand Co. (2 plants): 10.6 mi
- old Glendower Sand Plant: 10.9 mi
- Friends of the East Broad Top: 9.7 mi
- Mapleton Historical Society: 11.1 mi
- Swigart Museum: 12.9 mi
- Lincoln Caverns: 13.2 mi
- East Broad Top Railroad: 13.5 mi
- Old Cliffs: 7.1 mi
- Pulpit Rocks: 14.1 mi
- Donation Rocks: 19.9 mi
- Indian Lookout: 20.9 mi
- Hunter Rock: 21.0 mi
- Tank: 10.4 mi
- Three Crosses of Mapleton: 11.4 mi
- Old Duncansville Airmail field: 17.8 mi
- Spruce Creek Rail Tunnel East Portal: 19.1 mi
- Spruce Creek Rail Tunnel West Portal: 19.2 mi
- The Paper Trail: 12.8 mi
- Silent Descent: 13.7 mi
- IRON: 14.5 mi
- Golden Tiger Statue: 16.4 mi
- Boot: 16.6 mi
- Diehl Spring: 7.9 mi
- Mason Spring: 12.5 mi
- Weynant Spring: 16.7 mi
- Arch Spring: 19.9 mi
- Gallitzin Spring: 22.4 mi
- Bell Furnace Picnic Area: 17.2 mi
- Sideling Hill Picnic Area: 21.2 mi
- Pine Hill Picnic Area: 22.7 mi
- Willow Springs Picnic Area: 23.1 mi
- Mowery Picnic Area: 24.3 mi
- State Game Lands Number 261: 15.7 mi
- Rocky Ridge Natural Area: 22.4 mi
- State Game Lands Number 131: 22.8 mi
- Aitch: 3.9 mi
- Seeds of Hope (Tyrone Community Gardens): 24.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.0 miles of Balanced Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ritchey Knob | W 274° | 874 m | 20.5 mi |
| Cattle Knob | W 270° | 865 m | 21.7 mi |
| Pine Knob | W 272° | 824 m | 20.2 mi |
| Coot Hill | SW 223° | 757 m | 14.5 mi |
| Spruce Knob | W 267° | 751 m | 20.5 mi |
| Loop Mountain | WNW 290° | 750 m | 13.2 mi |
| Postethwait Mountain | W 273° | 739 m | 21.8 mi |
| Brush Mountain | NNW 327° | 736 m | 17.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:49 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 20:06 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:36 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:07 | 16:50 |
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 | 29 | 31 | 39 | 51 | 61 | 69 | 74 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Raystown Lake 2, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1168622 — Balanced Rock, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania.
OpenStreetMap element node/357275963
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