Cape Horn
Cape Horn rises to 527 m in Pennsylvania. Big Mountain stands 740 m to the north-northwest, 1.2 miles off. Historic National Road - Maryland passes 19 miles off.
The story
mountain in Pennsylvania, United States of America
Wikidata Q49018001, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 527 m
How to reach it
- 18.9 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 19.5 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 22.7 mi off the Washington Heritage Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Sideling Hill Viewpoint · 24 mi
- Devils Nose · 25 mi
- Prospect Overlook · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Big Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Hogback Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Jordans Knob: 2.0 mi
- Little Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Parnell Knob: 3.6 mi
- Community Center Grounds: 1.8 mi
- Sports Fields: 3.2 mi
- Lions Park: 3.2 mi
- Buchanan's Birthplace State Park: 4.6 mi
- John W Angle Veterans Memorial Park: 7.1 mi
- Fort Loudoun: 3.3 mi
- Cove Valley Travel Plaza: 12.2 mi
- Oregon Camp: 14.3 mi
- Sleepy Creek Post Office: 20.2 mi
- Jacobs Church: 21.9 mi
- Crawford's Museum & Gift Shop: 17.0 mi
- Hagerstown Aviation Museum: 19.0 mi
- Friends of the East Broad Top: 19.9 mi
- Hancock Museum: 21.1 mi
- East Broad Top Railroad: 21.2 mi
- Richmond Spring: 2.1 mi
- Sand Spring: 2.3 mi
- Oak Spring: 3.3 mi
- Reese Spring: 6.3 mi
- Big Spring: 8.5 mi
- Junior Officer's Quarters: 22.7 mi
- Captain's Quarters: 22.7 mi
- Hagerstown Cultural Trail: 22.9 mi
- Hagerstown Cultural Trail: 22.9 mi
- Hagerstown Cultural Trail: 23.0 mi
- State Game Lands Number 53: 7.0 mi
- State Game Lands Number 76: 14.4 mi
- Conservation Easement East of Indian Springs Wildlife Management Area: 15.3 mi
- Sweeney, Carl and Rebecca Conservation: 16.9 mi
- State Game Lands Number 128: 18.9 mi
- Founding Father's Memorial Statue: 14.0 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 14.9 mi
- IRON: 20.9 mi
- Saint Maria Goretti: 21.0 mi
- Penn State Mont Alto Nittany Lion Shrine: 21.3 mi
- The Little Point: 12.9 mi
- The Lockings: 13.7 mi
- Lovers Leap: 22.8 mi
- 9-11 Memorial Garden: 21.3 mi
- Peace Garden: 21.9 mi
- Shippensburg University Campus Farm: 23.5 mi
- Sideling Hill Rest Area Westbound: 24.0 mi
- Sideling Hill Rest Area Eastbound: 24.1 mi
- I-81 Southbound West Virginia Welcome Center: 24.3 mi
- Bear Valley Picnic Area: 10.4 mi
- Sideling Hill Picnic Area: 13.3 mi
- Jarrett Falls: 7.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.0 miles of Cape Horn. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Mountain | NNW 331° | 740 m | 1.2 mi |
| Clarks Knob | NE 50° | 709 m | 12.4 mi |
| Bald Knob | WNW 295° | 702 m | 12.8 mi |
| Fisher Point | WNW 296° | 701 m | 12.0 mi |
| Round Knob | NNW 337° | 699 m | 21.9 mi |
| Emmaville Mountain | W 261° | 690 m | 16.0 mi |
| Grave Mountain | NNW 334° | 650 m | 21.9 mi |
| Harbor Mountain | WNW 304° | 649 m | 19.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:48 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 20:04 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:35 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:08 | 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, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357279737
Day trips start here
- Mercersburg · 7 mi
- Chambersburg · 14 mi
- Hancock · 21 mi
- Hagerstown · 23 mi
- Washington County · 24 mi
- Hedgesville · 26 mi
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