Chimney Rocks
Chimney Rocks rises to 489 m in Pennsylvania. Methodist Hill stands 631 m to the southwest, 9.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Pinnacle Mountain, a peak 1.1 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 15 miles off.
The story
Hill in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States.
Wikidata Q49020350, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 489 m
How to reach it
- 14.8 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 24.6 mi off the Old Main Streets
Overlooks nearby
- CS Sharpshooter's position · 20 mi
- Chimney Rock · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Camp Michaux: 2.1 mi
- Jackattack Monument: 3.1 mi
- Iron Furnace: 3.7 mi
- Brickyard: 4.0 mi
- big spring bulldog 2: 7.7 mi
- Food Plot: 2.9 mi
- Centerville Community Park: 4.1 mi
- Pine Grove Furnace State Park: 4.5 mi
- Southampton Park: 6.0 mi
- North Newton Township Park: 6.9 mi
- Pinnacle Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Sliding Rock Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Sunset Rocks: 2.6 mi
- Tobacco Patch Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Lewis Rocks: 3.1 mi
- Appalachian Trail Museum: 3.7 mi
- Conrail Museum: 8.2 mi
- Cumberland Valley Railroad Museum: 8.2 mi
- The Fashion Archives at Shippensburg University: 8.4 mi
- National Apple Museum: 10.8 mi
- Tar Kettle Springs: 3.6 mi
- Bucher Spring: 4.1 mi
- Cool Spring: 7.9 mi
- Alexander Spring: 9.2 mi
- Letort Spring: 12.2 mi
- Votive 8: 8.2 mi
- Mouse Rock Statue: 8.3 mi
- Benjamin Rush: 13.4 mi
- Liberation Pointe: 15.0 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 15.9 mi
- Tumbling Run Game Preserve: 3.3 mi
- Caledonia State Park: 11.8 mi
- State Game Lands Number 305: 13.6 mi
- Cave Hill Nature Center: 14.6 mi
- Frank E. Masland, Jr. Natural Area: 15.7 mi
- Cameron-Masland Mansion Garden: 5.8 mi
- Shippensburg University Campus Farm: 7.9 mi
- Peace Garden: 9.1 mi
- West Locust Community Garden: 13.6 mi
- 9-11 Memorial Garden: 17.7 mi
- Blain Picnic Grounds: 20.5 mi
- Pavillon 5: 20.8 mi
- Pavillon 1: 20.9 mi
- Pavillon 3: 20.9 mi
- Pavillon 4: 20.9 mi
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 18.7 mi
- John Eisenhower Bridge: 18.8 mi
- Dellville Covered Bridge: 24.8 mi
- Chimney Rocks: 16.2 mi
- Clermont Crag: 23.3 mi
- Tartown: 17.2 mi
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 18.7 mi
- Beach Front: 23.4 mi
- Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 24.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.6 miles of Chimney Rocks. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Methodist Hill | SW 221° | 631 m | 9.0 mi |
| Big Flat Tower | SSW 209° | 628 m | 4.5 mi |
| Strasbaugh Hill | SSW 203° | 605 m | 6.9 mi |
| Ram Hill | SSW 201° | 595 m | 6.2 mi |
| Mitten Hill | SSW 213° | 587 m | 8.5 mi |
| Sier Hill | SSW 211° | 586 m | 7.6 mi |
| Flat Rock | N 350° | 578 m | 13.7 mi |
| Rocky Knob | SSW 209° | 566 m | 8.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:46 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 20:02 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:33 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:05 | 16:48 |
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 | 53 | 63 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Shippensburg, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1171787 — Chimney Rocks, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania.
OpenStreetMap element node/357280914
Day trips start here
- Gettysburg · 17 mi
- Chambersburg · 18 mi
- Hanover · 27 mi
- Catoctin Mountain Park · 29 mi
- Thurmont · 30 mi
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