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Center Point Knob

Center Point Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Center Point Knob rises to 322 m in Pennsylvania. Big Flat Tower stands 628 m to the west-southwest, 18 miles off. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 16 miles off.

The story

mountain in Pennsylvania, United States of America

Wikidata Q49019179, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
322 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.12426, -77.11331

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Center Point Knob: 0.3 mi
  • 8th Armored Division: 5.9 mi
  • 88th Infantry "Blue Devil" Division: 5.9 mi
  • 44th Bomb Group: 5.9 mi
  • 80th Infantry "Blue Ridge" Division: 5.9 mi
Peaks
Parks
  • Leidighs Park: 1.7 mi
  • OA Cerimony Circle: 1.9 mi
  • Cumberland Valley Veterans Memorial Park: 1.9 mi
  • Waterfront: 1.9 mi
  • Flag Plaza: 2.1 mi
Museums: 45
Artworks: 34
  • Liberation Pointe: 6.2 mi
  • Benjamin Rush: 6.9 mi
  • Sundial: 7.4 mi
  • River Cow: 11.6 mi
  • Lion Statue: 13.2 mi
Gardens: 20
  • West Locust Community Garden: 6.9 mi
  • Grantham Community Garden: 7.0 mi
  • Special Needs Garden: 7.4 mi
  • Special Needs Garden: 7.4 mi
  • Cameron-Masland Mansion Garden: 8.4 mi
Nature reserves: 15
Springs: 15
  • Letort Spring: 5.2 mi
  • Alexander Spring: 8.5 mi
  • Bucher Spring: 10.6 mi
  • Orr's Bridge Spring: 11.6 mi
  • Eichelberger Spring: 12.5 mi
Attractions: 5
Picnic sites: 2
  • Picnic Area: 22.4 mi
  • Picnic Area: 24.4 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Concrete Beach: 14.9 mi
Cliffs: 1
Covered bridges: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.8 miles of Center Point Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big Flat TowerWSW 242°628 m17.7 mi
Ram HillWSW 237°595 m18.8 mi
Flat RockWNW 300°578 m18.2 mi
Lewis RocksWSW 240°527 m15.4 mi
Piney MountainSW 232°513 m18.4 mi
Chimney RocksWSW 252°489 m14.1 mi
Buck Ridge TowerWSW 246°488 m8.8 mi
Bear MountainSW 222°487 m14.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4519:21
June solstice05:4020:0120:42
September equinox06:5718:3219:07
December solstice07:2816:0316:47

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293140516170747265544334
Precip in3.12.64.13.84.74.45.44.05.04.33.13.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Carlisle WTP, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1171442 — Center Point Knob, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania.

OpenStreetMap element node/357280184

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