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Bald Knob

Bald Knob, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates40.11480, -79.20281

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • 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
Peaks: 52
Attractions: 42
  • 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
Historic sites: 24
  • 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
Museums: 17
Nature reserves: 7
Cliffs: 6
Waterfalls: 6
Gardens: 5
  • 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
Picnic sites: 4
Springs: 3
  • Kooser Spring: 4.2 mi
  • Paterson Spring: 9.9 mi
  • Baughman Spring: 22.2 mi
Artworks: 2
  • Birdhouse: 9.9 mi
  • Morley’s Dog: 20.9 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Beaches: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DavisS 177°979 m22.8 mi
Baughman RocksS 176°961 m22.3 mi
Glade MountainS 180°936 m22.4 mi
2768 feetSW 215°923 m6.2 mi
Vought RockS 172°898 m20.8 mi
Painter Rock HillWSW 237°893 m6.0 mi
Birch Rock HillSW 232°891 m7.6 mi
Sugar Camp HillNNE 33°887 m9.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5319:29
June solstice05:4920:0920:50
September equinox07:0518:4019:16
December solstice07:3616:1216:55

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283039496067717063524133
Precip in3.53.24.13.94.24.34.24.23.73.43.43.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rector 3 SSW, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357321460

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