Skip to content

Branch Mountain

Branch Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Branch Mountain rises to 653 m in Pennsylvania. The Winehead stands 724 m to the west, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Cinder Pile Spring, a spring 1.2 miles away. Bucktail Trail passes 17 miles off.

The story

mountain in Union County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Wikidata Q49015268, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
653 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.94063, -77.24914

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Springs: 23
Historic sites: 18
Museums: 10
Nature reserves: 10
Artworks: 10
Picnic sites: 6
  • Hairy Johns PIcnic Area: 2.7 mi
  • Rock Springs Picnic Area: 9.0 mi
  • Tea Springs Picnic Area: 9.2 mi
  • Snyder-Middleswarth Picnic Area: 9.2 mi
  • St. Agnes Picnic Grounds: 16.9 mi
Gardens: 4
  • Long Lane Flower & Garden: 12.6 mi
  • Tripollinator Garden: 21.2 mi
  • Butterfly Gardens: 24.3 mi
  • STREAM Garden: 24.9 mi
Attractions: 3
  • Red Candle Island: 6.0 mi
  • J. Doyle Corman Amphitheater and Floating Stage: 16.9 mi
  • Penn's Cave & Wildlife Park: 19.3 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Clinton County Rest Area Eastbound: 9.1 mi
  • Clinton County Rest Area Westbound: 9.1 mi
Waterfalls: 2
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.3 miles of Branch Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
The WineheadW 277°724 m11.5 mi
Riansares MountainNW 319°706 m10.3 mi
Big Kettle MountainW 277°688 m14.3 mi
Thick MountainSW 233°671 m6.9 mi
White MountainSW 222°671 m10.5 mi
Winkelblech MountainWSW 250°668 m4.6 mi
Shriner MountainW 272°665 m5.1 mi
Paddy MountainSSW 203°660 m3.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4519:21
June solstice05:3820:0420:45
September equinox06:5718:3219:08
December solstice07:3116:0116:45

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283239516270747265544233

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Laurelton CTR, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1170153 — Branch Mountain, Union County, Pennsylvania.

OpenStreetMap element node/357278263

More peaks in Pennsylvania

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to Branch Mountain.

Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens