Blue Knob
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Blue Knob rises to 953 m in Pennsylvania. Schaefer Head stands 898 m to the north, 2.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Herman Point, a cliff 0.9 miles away. Laurel Highlands Scenic Byway passes 26 miles off. 50 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Blue Knob (elevation 3,146 feet (959 m)) is a summit in the eastern United States with a broad dome that is the northernmost 3,000-footer in the Allegheny Mountains. It is the highest point in Bedford County, Pennsylvania. The mountain is the site of 5,874-acre (23.77 km2) Blue Knob State Park and contains approximately 18 miles (29 km) of hiking trails and numerous overlooks. An alpine ski area is located on the mountain's north slopes. The towns of Pavia and Claysburg lie at the foot of the mountain, and Johnstown, Altoona, and Bedford are located within 25 miles (40 km).
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Wikidata Q4929311, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 953 m
How to reach it
- 25.6 mi off the Laurel Highlands Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Claysburg Community Park: 5.9 mi
- Mark Mock Memorial Park: 7.8 mi
- Povich Estates Park: 7.9 mi
- Shawnee Park: 8.6 mi
- Crichton McCormick Park: 9.0 mi
- Round Knob: 1.3 mi
- Stiefler Hill: 1.8 mi
- Ickes Hill: 2.1 mi
- Schaefer Head: 2.3 mi
- Irvin Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Lost Cox Children Monument: 2.3 mi
- Sidman Veterans' Memorial: 10.0 mi
- Salix Veterans' Memorial: 10.8 mi
- St. Michael Veterans' Memorial: 11.1 mi
- Admiral Peary Monument: 12.1 mi
- Coal Miner's Museum and Memorial: 11.2 mi
- Lemon House: 11.6 mi
- Lake View Visitor Center: 11.8 mi
- Galliztin Tuneels Museum: 13.4 mi
- Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art: 14.4 mi
- Weynant Spring: 6.1 mi
- Gallitzin Spring: 11.0 mi
- Linng Water Spring: 18.4 mi
- Chaltbeate Spring: 18.6 mi
- Limestone Spring: 20.4 mi
- Herman Point: 0.9 mi
- Diechland Point: 2.4 mi
- Kittanning Point: 15.1 mi
- Devils Elbow: 17.4 mi
- Laurel Hill: 22.8 mi
- Boot: 9.6 mi
- Golden Tiger Statue: 13.5 mi
- Morley’s Dog: 19.1 mi
- Great Auk: 19.3 mi
- The Igloo: 21.8 mi
- Old Duncansville Airmail field: 10.7 mi
- Engine House #6 Exhibit Building: 11.6 mi
- Cresson Railroad Observation Platform: 12.3 mi
- The Coffee Pot: 18.5 mi
- Tank: 22.5 mi
- Disaster’s Edge Environmental Education Center: 11.1 mi
- State Game Lands Number 279: 13.9 mi
- Allegheny Front Hawk Watch: 16.7 mi
- Nathan's Divided Nature Education Center: 17.0 mi
- State Game Lands Number 261: 20.0 mi
- Willow Springs Picnic Area: 1.2 mi
- Mowery Picnic Area: 1.7 mi
- Burnt House Picnic Area: 3.3 mi
- Babcock Picnic Area: 11.9 mi
- Turtle Falls: 16.9 mi
- Hinckston Falls: 18.2 mi
- Laurel Ave Community Garden: 20.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Blue Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schaefer Head | N 3° | 898 m | 2.3 mi |
| Ritchey Knob | NNE 30° | 874 m | 4.5 mi |
| Cattle Knob | NNE 21° | 865 m | 2.6 mi |
| Round Top | WSW 248° | 849 m | 5.0 mi |
| Round Knob | N 11° | 846 m | 1.3 mi |
| Pine Knob | NE 39° | 824 m | 3.9 mi |
| Vickrey Mountain | NW 316° | 821 m | 4.2 mi |
| Central City Vista | SSW 212° | 798 m | 20.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:51 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 20:07 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:37 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:09 | 16:52 |
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 | 31 | 38 | 50 | 60 | 68 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 52 | 42 | 32 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Altoona 7 SW, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1169882 — Blue Knob, Bedford County, Pennsylvania.
OpenStreetMap element node/357277816
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