Briar Mountain
Briar Mountain rises to 533 m in Pennsylvania. Quirauk Mountain stands 654 m to the south, 7.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Shriners Knob, a peak 0.9 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 11 miles off.
The story
mountain in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Wikidata Q49015371, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 533 m
How to reach it
- 11.4 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 11.3 mi off the Old Main Streets
- 16.7 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 22.5 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Chimney Rock · 13 mi
- CS Sharpshooter's position · 13 mi
- Middletown Overlook · 24 mi
- White Rocks · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Shriners Knob: 0.9 mi
- Chimney Rocks: 1.2 mi
- Buzzard Peak: 1.2 mi
- Snowy Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Curve Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Mont Alto State Park: 3.1 mi
- Pine Hill Recreation Area: 4.4 mi
- Solit farm: 5.0 mi
- Old Benjamin Tenis Courts: 5.1 mi
- Red Run Park: 5.1 mi
- Mason Dixon Line monument: 6.3 mi
- 6th US Cavalry Regiment hospital marker: 6.6 mi
- CS Jones VA Cavalry Brigade marker: 6.6 mi
- Caledonia Furnace: 6.7 mi
- Jacobs Church: 9.3 mi
- Monterey Pass Battlefield Museum: 5.0 mi
- Renfrew Farm & Museum: 5.8 mi
- Frederick County Fire Museum: 11.4 mi
- Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Visitor Center: 11.6 mi
- Thompson House - Lee's HQ: 13.1 mi
- Travelers Spring: 2.6 mi
- Pearl Spring: 2.7 mi
- Chestnut Spring: 2.9 mi
- Knob Springs: 4.2 mi
- Browns Spring: 5.0 mi
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 11.4 mi
- John Eisenhower Bridge: 11.8 mi
- Catoctin Furnace: 16.1 mi
- Pumpkin Cannon: 16.3 mi
- Children's Village of Washington County: 16.8 mi
- Penn State Mont Alto Nittany Lion Shrine: 3.5 mi
- 42 West: 6.0 mi
- St. Francis: 11.3 mi
- Fr. John Dubois: 11.5 mi
- Founding Father's Memorial Statue: 12.7 mi
- Caledonia State Park: 7.0 mi
- Frank Bentz Pond Fish Management Area: 13.5 mi
- Tumbling Run Game Preserve: 15.5 mi
- A.M. Powell Hatchery Fish Management Area: 17.1 mi
- Sweeney, Carl and Rebecca Conservation: 18.2 mi
- Owens Creek Picnic Area: 10.8 mi
- Chestnut Picnic Area: 11.2 mi
- Founder's Plaza: 11.5 mi
- Picnic Area: 12.6 mi
- Picnic Area: 14.3 mi
- 9-11 Memorial Garden: 3.6 mi
- Peace Garden: 16.3 mi
- Shippensburg University Campus Farm: 17.4 mi
- Cameron-Masland Mansion Garden: 22.9 mi
- Four Square Garden: 24.5 mi
- Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 11.8 mi
- South Mountain Welcome Center: 20.4 mi
- South Mountain Welcome Center: 20.5 mi
- I-81 Southbound West Virginia Welcome Center: 24.4 mi
- Tartown: 2.1 mi
- Beach Front: 5.1 mi
- Clermont Crag: 5.2 mi
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 11.4 mi
- Cunningham Falls: 12.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.1 miles of Briar Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quirauk Mountain | S 188° | 654 m | 7.9 mi |
| Snowy Mountain | N 353° | 637 m | 1.7 mi |
| Buzzard Peak | ENE 60° | 593 m | 1.2 mi |
| The Knob | NE 40° | 573 m | 3.9 mi |
| Rocky Mountain | NNW 346° | 570 m | 3.6 mi |
| Pleasant Peak | N 354° | 565 m | 8.2 mi |
| Pivot Rock | N 349° | 563 m | 3.8 mi |
| High Rock | SSW 192° | 559 m | 8.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:47 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 20:02 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:33 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:06 | 16:49 |
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 | 30 | 37 | 49 | 59 | 67 | 71 | 70 | 63 | 52 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 2.9 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 5.1 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — S MTN, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357278369
Day trips start here
- Catoctin Mountain Park · 11 mi
- Chambersburg · 13 mi
- Thurmont · 13 mi
- Gettysburg · 14 mi
- Hagerstown · 17 mi
- Mercersburg · 22 mi
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