Big Knob
Big Knob rises to 659 m in Pennsylvania. Broad Mountain stands 726 m to the north-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Conococheague Mountain, a peak 1.2 miles away. 54 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Mountain in Perry County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49012574, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 659 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Kansas Valley Park Area: 1.2 mi
- Blain Lions Club Park: 2.6 mi
- New Germantown Park: 3.5 mi
- Tuscarora Valley Heritage Days: 5.5 mi
- Stone Arch Bridge Park: 15.7 mi
- Conococheague Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Little Knob: 1.2 mi
- Little Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Scotland: 5.4 mi
- Bowers Mountain: 6.4 mi
- Sundy Place: 7.0 mi
- Henrys Tannery: 7.1 mi
- statue of creebis: 9.2 mi
- bigspring bulldog 3: 15.6 mi
- Big spring Bulldog: 15.6 mi
- McCoy House: 16.7 mi
- Kishacoquillas Valley Historical Society: 18.8 mi
- Rockhill Trolley Museum: 20.2 mi
- East Broad Top Railroad: 20.3 mi
- The Fashion Archives at Shippensburg University: 20.5 mi
- Big Spring: 8.7 mi
- Sand Springs: 10.0 mi
- Cool Spring: 15.2 mi
- Swarey Spring: 18.5 mi
- The Big Spring: 19.3 mi
- Blain Picnic Grounds: 2.9 mi
- Pavillon 5: 8.7 mi
- Pavillon 1: 8.8 mi
- Pavillon 2: 8.8 mi
- Pavillon 3: 8.8 mi
- State Game Lands Number 215: 5.4 mi
- Frank E. Masland, Jr. Natural Area: 7.4 mi
- State Game Lands Number 88: 7.5 mi
- Hemlocks Natural Area: 9.2 mi
- State Game Lands Number 107: 20.5 mi
- IRON: 19.6 mi
- Mouse Rock Statue: 20.5 mi
- Votive 8: 20.7 mi
- Benjamin Rush: 21.4 mi
- Liberation Pointe: 22.9 mi
- Shippensburg University Campus Farm: 20.6 mi
- West Locust Community Garden: 21.5 mi
- Peace Garden: 21.8 mi
- Cameron-Masland Mansion Garden: 23.5 mi
- Lewistown Armory: 18.0 mi
- Three Crosses of Mapleton: 20.4 mi
- Dellville Covered Bridge: 22.6 mi
- Chimney Rocks: 6.5 mi
- Hunter Rock: 21.3 mi
- Beach access to Kish Creek: 16.5 mi
- Kish park beach access: 18.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Big Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broad Mountain | NNW 336° | 726 m | 24.5 mi |
| Milligans Knob | NNW 343° | 711 m | 23.7 mi |
| Clarks Knob | SSW 207° | 709 m | 23.8 mi |
| Butler Knob | W 259° | 708 m | 22.6 mi |
| Eckenrode Knob | SSW 209° | 683 m | 11.1 mi |
| Big Round Top | SW 217° | 672 m | 8.6 mi |
| Stone Mountain | NW 310° | 668 m | 20.4 mi |
| Fenton Knob | SSW 199° | 664 m | 8.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:46 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 20:03 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:33 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 16:04 | 16:48 |
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 | 32 | 39 | 51 | 60 | 69 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 54 | 44 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bloserville 1 N, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1169528 — Big Knob, Perry County, Pennsylvania.
OpenStreetMap element node/357277352
Day trips start here
- Chambersburg · 30 mi
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