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First Green Knob

First Green Knob, seen from above at true elevation

First Green Knob rises to 593 m in Pennsylvania. The Winehead stands 724 m to the northwest, 8.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Second Green Knob, a peak 0.7 miles away. Bucktail Trail passes 19 miles off.

The story

mountain in Pennsylvania, United States of America

Wikidata Q49028964, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
593 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.87007, -77.35082

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Joyce Kilmer Monument: 4.0 mi
  • Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Park: 6.7 mi
  • Lincoln Park: 8.0 mi
  • McCall Field: 11.1 mi
  • McClure Station Park: 11.5 mi
Historic sites: 60
Springs: 36
Attractions: 15
  • Red Candle Island: 5.3 mi
  • Penn's Cave & Wildlife Park: 13.7 mi
  • J. Doyle Corman Amphitheater and Floating Stage: 19.1 mi
  • Beer Tap: 19.7 mi
  • Lewistown Armory: 20.3 mi
Museums: 14
Picnic sites: 6
  • Hairy Johns PIcnic Area: 4.6 mi
  • Snyder-Middleswarth Picnic Area: 5.5 mi
  • Rock Springs Picnic Area: 5.9 mi
  • Tea Springs Picnic Area: 16.3 mi
  • St. Agnes Picnic Grounds: 18.9 mi
Artworks: 6
Cliffs: 4
Gardens: 3
Waterfalls: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Clinton County Rest Area Westbound: 16.1 mi
  • Clinton County Rest Area Eastbound: 16.1 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Kish park beach access: 20.1 mi
  • Beach access to Kish Creek: 22.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.9 miles of First Green Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
The WineheadNW 316°724 m8.8 mi
Riansares MountainN 353°706 m12.7 mi
Big Kettle MountainNW 307°688 m11.1 mi
Strong MountainSW 222°672 m8.4 mi
Thick MountainNNW 346°671 m0.8 mi
White MountainSSW 209°671 m3.4 mi
Winkelblech MountainNNE 16°668 m3.4 mi
Shriner MountainN 3°665 m5.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4519:22
June solstice05:3920:0420:45
September equinox06:5818:3219:08
December solstice07:3116:0116:45

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242735475867716961503930
Precip in3.02.33.33.63.94.03.94.04.43.63.13.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Millheim, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357285813

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