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Big Flat Tower

Big Flat Tower, seen from above at true elevation

Big Flat Tower rises to 628 m in Pennsylvania. Snowy Mountain stands 637 m to the south-southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Tar Kettle Springs, a spring 1.4 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 14 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
628 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.00187, -77.40753

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Historic sites
Parks
Museums: 33
Springs: 23
  • Tar Kettle Springs: 1.4 mi
  • The Spring: 5.1 mi
  • Bucher Spring: 8.5 mi
  • Poplar Spring: 10.0 mi
  • Knob Springs: 10.1 mi
Artworks: 14
Picnic sites: 12
  • Picnic Area: 16.5 mi
  • Picnic Area: 16.8 mi
  • Bear Valley Picnic Area: 19.9 mi
  • Founder's Plaza: 22.3 mi
  • Pavillon 5: 22.4 mi
Nature reserves: 8
Gardens: 6
Attractions: 2
Cliffs: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Covered bridges: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Beach Front: 19.0 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 20.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.7 miles of Big Flat Tower. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Snowy MountainSSW 202°637 m12.4 mi
Methodist HillSW 233°631 m4.7 mi
Strasbaugh HillSSW 192°605 m2.4 mi
Ram HillS 184°595 m1.8 mi
Mitten HillSW 219°587 m4.1 mi
Sier HillSW 214°586 m3.1 mi
The KnobS 191°573 m10.4 mi
Rocky MountainSSW 208°570 m11.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4619:22
June solstice05:4220:0220:43
September equinox06:5818:3319:09
December solstice07:2916:0516:48

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303341536371767466554435
Precip in3.22.73.73.64.04.04.03.34.33.33.03.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Shippensburg, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357277318

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