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Dogback Mountain

Dogback Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Dogback Mountain rises to 501 m in Pennsylvania. The Winehead stands 724 m to the west, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Ice Spring, a spring 0.3 miles away. Bucktail Trail passes 18 miles off.

The story

mountain in Pennsylvania, United States of America

Wikidata Q49025247, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
501 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.95952, -77.18469

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Springs: 23
Historic sites: 18
Museums: 10
  • Mifflinburg Buggy Museum: 7.7 mi
  • Mifflinburg Historical Society Museum: 7.8 mi
  • Lewisburg Children's Museum: 15.3 mi
  • Clinton Central Model Railroad Club: 17.3 mi
  • Piper Aviation Museum: 17.4 mi
Artworks: 10
Nature reserves: 9
Picnic sites: 6
Rest areas: 4
  • Clinton County Rest Area Eastbound: 6.4 mi
  • Clinton County Rest Area Westbound: 6.6 mi
  • Montour County Rest Area Eastbound: 23.3 mi
  • Montour County Rest Area Westbound: 24.0 mi
Gardens: 4
  • Long Lane Flower & Garden: 16.2 mi
  • Tripollinator Garden: 19.0 mi
  • Butterfly Gardens: 21.2 mi
  • STREAM Garden: 22.1 mi
Attractions: 3
  • Red Candle Island: 8.1 mi
  • J. Doyle Corman Amphitheater and Floating Stage: 18.2 mi
  • Penn's Cave & Wildlife Park: 22.9 mi
Waterfalls: 2
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.6 miles of Dogback Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
The WineheadW 271°724 m14.8 mi
Riansares MountainWNW 302°706 m12.0 mi
Thick MountainWSW 239°671 m10.4 mi
White MountainSW 228°671 m13.8 mi
Winkelblech MountainWSW 250°668 m8.2 mi
Shriner MountainW 263°665 m8.5 mi
Paddy MountainSW 225°660 m7.0 mi
Jones MountainENE 67°659 m2.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4519:21
June solstice05:3820:0320:45
September equinox06:5718:3219:08
December solstice07:3116:0016:44

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283239516270747265544233

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Laurelton CTR, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1173347 — Dogback Mountain, Union County, Pennsylvania.

OpenStreetMap element node/357283421

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