Brier Knob
Brier Knob rises to 771 m in Pennsylvania. Blue Knob stands 953 m to the northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Wolf Rocks, a peak 1.6 miles away. Laurel Highlands Scenic Byway passes 21 miles off. 55 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
mountain in Pennsylvania, United States of America
Wikidata Q49015403, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 771 m
How to reach it
- 20.6 mi off the Laurel Highlands Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Windber Recreation Park: 5.5 mi
- Central City Recreation Park: 5.5 mi
- Mark A Cafeo Memorial: 7.0 mi
- East Hills Kiwanis Memorial Park to Veterans: 7.6 mi
- Mark Mock Memorial Park: 7.7 mi
- Wolf Rocks: 1.6 mi
- Round Top: 8.1 mi
- Central City Vista: 9.9 mi
- Ickes Hill: 11.8 mi
- Stein Mountain: 12.7 mi
- Salix Veterans' Memorial: 8.4 mi
- Fort Dewart: 9.2 mi
- Tower of Voices: 9.7 mi
- Grand View Point Hotel: 9.9 mi
- Sidman Veterans' Memorial: 10.4 mi
- Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art: 7.2 mi
- Flight 93 National Memorial Entrance: 9.5 mi
- Conemaugh Township Historical Society: 9.8 mi
- Conemaugh Township Area Historical Society: 9.8 mi
- William H Hoppee Quemahoning Dam & Steelmaking Museum: 10.5 mi
- Allegheny Front Hawk Watch: 7.0 mi
- Disaster’s Edge Environmental Education Center: 10.9 mi
- Kimberly Run Natural Area: 19.5 mi
- State Game Lands Number 50: 21.6 mi
- Laurel Summit State Park: 22.3 mi
- Linng Water Spring: 11.4 mi
- White Sulphur Springs: 17.0 mi
- Chaltbeate Spring: 18.2 mi
- Weynant Spring: 18.4 mi
- Crystal Spring: 18.6 mi
- Diechland Point: 12.2 mi
- Herman Point: 12.9 mi
- Laurel Hill: 17.9 mi
- Beam Rocks: 21.1 mi
- Wolf Rocks: 23.2 mi
- Babcock Picnic Area: 2.3 mi
- Burnt House Picnic Area: 9.7 mi
- Mowery Picnic Area: 11.2 mi
- Willow Springs Picnic Area: 12.2 mi
- Blankley Picnic Area: 24.9 mi
- Morley’s Dog: 13.1 mi
- Birdhouse: 20.5 mi
- Boot: 22.5 mi
- The Igloo: 24.1 mi
- The Coffee Pot: 16.9 mi
- Cresson Railroad Observation Platform: 21.6 mi
- Engine House #6 Exhibit Building: 22.1 mi
- Old Duncansville Airmail field: 23.3 mi
- Turtle Falls: 9.9 mi
- Hinckston Falls: 14.8 mi
- Laurel Ave Community Garden: 15.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Brier Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Knob | NE 55° | 953 m | 12.9 mi |
| Schaefer Head | NE 47° | 898 m | 14.5 mi |
| Bald Knob | W 259° | 893 m | 23.7 mi |
| Sugar Camp Hill | WNW 281° | 887 m | 18.3 mi |
| Pea Vine Hill | W 270° | 886 m | 20.6 mi |
| Mystery Hill | W 280° | 878 m | 18.3 mi |
| Ritchey Knob | NE 48° | 874 m | 17.1 mi |
| Irwin Hill | WNW 285° | 868 m | 17.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:51 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 20:08 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:38 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:10 | 16:53 |
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 | 26 | 29 | 36 | 48 | 59 | 66 | 70 | 69 | 62 | 51 | 40 | 31 |
| Precip in | 2.5 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 2.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Johnstown Cambria CO AP, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1170249 — Brier Knob, Somerset County, Pennsylvania.
OpenStreetMap element node/357278421
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