Bald Knob
Bald Knob rises to 893 m in Pennsylvania. Mount Davis stands 979 m to the south, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Laurel Summit State Park, a nature reserve 1.4 miles away. Laurel Highlands Scenic Byway passes 6.5 miles off. 52 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
mountain in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Wikidata Q49009899, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 893 m
How to reach it
- 6.5 mi off the Laurel Highlands Scenic Byway
- 26.2 mi off the Historic National Road - Pennsylvania, National
- 27.6 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 28.8 mi off the Mountain Maryland Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Paradise Overlook · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Laurel Summit State Park: 1.6 mi
- Linn Run State Park: 3.2 mi
- Kooser State Park: 4.0 mi
- Roaring Run Natural Area: 6.4 mi
- Laurel Mountain Park: 6.5 mi
- Parks Hill: 2.2 mi
- Ulery Hill: 3.9 mi
- Pea Vine Hill: 5.3 mi
- Sheep Hill: 5.9 mi
- Painter Rock Hill: 6.0 mi
- Treehouse (O the Owl, Katerina): 10.7 mi
- Museum-Go_Round (Miss Elaina): 10.7 mi
- King Friday's Castle: 10.7 mi
- Clock Factory (Dad Tiger): 10.7 mi
- Mr. McFeeley: 10.7 mi
- Mt. Hope School: 6.0 mi
- Quecreek Mine Accident And Rescue: 6.7 mi
- Monument for Life: 6.7 mi
- CCC Monument: 8.8 mi
- Fort Ligonier: 8.9 mi
- Powder Mill Nature Reserve: 4.8 mi
- Powdermill Nature Center: 4.8 mi
- Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art: 8.6 mi
- Laurel Hill Visitor Center: 8.7 mi
- Ligonier Valley Rail Road Museum: 11.0 mi
- Laurel Summit State Park: 1.4 mi
- State Game Lands Number 50: 12.7 mi
- Kimberly Run Natural Area: 12.7 mi
- Winnie Palmer Nature Reserve: 15.7 mi
- Buttermilk Falls Natural Area: 22.2 mi
- Wolf Rocks: 1.6 mi
- Beam Rocks: 2.7 mi
- Ninety Foot Rocks: 3.4 mi
- Laurel Hill: 21.9 mi
- Baughman Rock Overlook: 23.5 mi
- Cole Run Falls: 10.7 mi
- Turtle Falls: 20.8 mi
- Sugar Run Falls: 21.0 mi
- Ohiopyle Falls: 23.0 mi
- Cucumber Falls: 23.5 mi
- Monastic Garden Area: 15.8 mi
- Winnie Palmer Nature Reserve Colonial Garden: 15.8 mi
- Penn State Master Gardeners’ Richard E. Thorn Memorial Gardens: 20.6 mi
- Formal Garden: 20.7 mi
- Laurel Ave Community Garden: 21.2 mi
- Slovak Club Picnic Grounds: 15.5 mi
- Tharp Knob Picnic Area: 23.3 mi
- Cucumber Run Picnic Area: 24.1 mi
- Babcock Picnic Area: 24.1 mi
- Kooser Spring: 4.2 mi
- Paterson Spring: 9.9 mi
- Baughman Spring: 22.2 mi
- Birdhouse: 9.9 mi
- Morley’s Dog: 20.9 mi
- West Overton: 19.2 mi
- Livermore: 24.9 mi
- Keystone Beach: 20.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bald Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Davis | S 177° | 979 m | 22.8 mi |
| Baughman Rocks | S 176° | 961 m | 22.3 mi |
| Glade Mountain | S 180° | 936 m | 22.4 mi |
| 2768 feet | SW 215° | 923 m | 6.2 mi |
| Vought Rock | S 172° | 898 m | 20.8 mi |
| Painter Rock Hill | WSW 237° | 893 m | 6.0 mi |
| Birch Rock Hill | SW 232° | 891 m | 7.6 mi |
| Sugar Camp Hill | NNE 33° | 887 m | 9.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:53 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 20:09 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:40 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:12 | 16:55 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 30 | 39 | 49 | 60 | 67 | 71 | 70 | 63 | 52 | 41 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rector 3 SSW, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357321460
Day trips start here
- Donegal · 9 mi
- Somerset · 10 mi
- Connellsville · 22 mi
- Greensburg · 22 mi
- New Stanton · 22 mi
- Ohiopyle · 23 mi
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