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Big Knob

Big Knob, seen from above at true elevation

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. 58 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

Coordinates40.35787, -77.54648

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • 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
Peaks: 58
Historic sites: 36
Museums: 12
Springs: 11
  • 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
Picnic sites: 9
  • 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
Artworks: 5
  • 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
Gardens: 4
Cliffs: 2
Beaches: 2
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Broad MountainNNW 336°726 m24.5 mi
Milligans KnobNNW 343°711 m23.7 mi
Clarks KnobSSW 207°709 m23.8 mi
Butler KnobW 259°708 m22.6 mi
Eckenrode KnobSSW 209°683 m11.1 mi
Big Round TopSW 217°672 m8.6 mi
Stone MountainNW 310°668 m20.4 mi
Fenton KnobSSW 199°664 m8.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4619:22
June solstice05:4120:0320:44
September equinox06:5818:3319:09
December solstice07:3016:0416:48

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293239516069747265544434
Precip in3.02.43.63.74.24.34.23.64.53.73.13.5

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

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