Broad Mountain
Broad Mountain rises to 623 m in Pennsylvania. Big Mountain stands 740 m to the west-southwest, 6.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Front Mountain, a peak 2.3 miles away. Historic National Road - Maryland passes 22 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49015472, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 623 m
How to reach it
- 22.5 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 24.1 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 28.3 mi off the Washington Heritage Trail, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Community Center Grounds: 6.5 mi
- Reservoir Hill Park: 8.6 mi
- Nitterhouse Park and Soccer Complex: 8.6 mi
- Chambersburg Bike Park: 8.9 mi
- Henninger Field: 9.1 mi
- Front Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Little Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Parnell Knob: 5.0 mi
- Jordans Knob: 5.0 mi
- Hogback Mountain: 5.6 mi
- Oak Spring: 5.9 mi
- Richmond Spring: 6.8 mi
- Sand Spring: 6.9 mi
- Reese Spring: 12.3 mi
- Falling Spring: 13.0 mi
- The Fashion Archives at Shippensburg University: 16.7 mi
- Cumberland Valley Railroad Museum: 16.7 mi
- Conrail Museum: 16.7 mi
- East Broad Top Railroad: 18.3 mi
- Rockhill Trolley Museum: 18.3 mi
- Fort Loudoun: 6.8 mi
- Cove Valley Travel Plaza: 15.4 mi
- Shippensburg University Coordinates: 16.8 mi
- Memorial Auditorium: 16.8 mi
- Oregon Camp: 17.9 mi
- State Game Lands Number 76: 8.4 mi
- State Game Lands Number 53: 13.1 mi
- Caledonia State Park: 18.9 mi
- Sweeney, Carl and Rebecca Conservation: 19.1 mi
- Conservation Easement East of Indian Springs Wildlife Management Area: 19.4 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 8.9 mi
- Founding Father's Memorial Statue: 9.0 mi
- Votive 8: 16.8 mi
- Mouse Rock Statue: 16.8 mi
- IRON: 17.7 mi
- Bear Valley Picnic Area: 4.3 mi
- Sideling Hill Picnic Area: 17.6 mi
- Pavillon 4: 21.2 mi
- Pavillon 3: 21.2 mi
- Pavillon 2: 21.2 mi
- Peace Garden: 15.6 mi
- Shippensburg University Campus Farm: 17.1 mi
- 9-11 Memorial Garden: 17.7 mi
- The Little Point: 18.6 mi
- The Lockings: 19.7 mi
- Clermont Crag: 24.8 mi
- Jarrett Falls: 14.3 mi
- Tartown: 22.6 mi
- Beach Front: 23.9 mi
- Hagerstown Cultural Trail: 24.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.8 miles of Broad Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Mountain | WSW 250° | 740 m | 6.5 mi |
| Clarks Knob | NE 40° | 709 m | 6.1 mi |
| Bald Knob | W 277° | 702 m | 17.2 mi |
| Fisher Point | W 277° | 701 m | 16.3 mi |
| Eckenrode Knob | NNE 29° | 683 m | 18.6 mi |
| Rising Mountain | NNE 28° | 662 m | 18.5 mi |
| Price Knob | NE 34° | 646 m | 19.8 mi |
| King Knob | WNW 284° | 638 m | 15.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:48 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 20:03 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:35 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 16:07 | 16:50 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 33 | 41 | 52 | 62 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 44 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chambersburg 1 ESE, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357278484
Day trips start here
- Chambersburg · 9 mi
- Mercersburg · 11 mi
- Hagerstown · 24 mi
- Washington County · 26 mi
- Hancock · 27 mi
- Catoctin Mountain Park · 30 mi
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