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Front Mountain

Front Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Front Mountain rises to 544 m in Pennsylvania. Strong Mountain stands 672 m to the west-southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Cold Spring, a spring 0.8 miles away. Bucktail Trail passes 24 miles off.

The story

mountain in Snyder County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Wikidata Q49030685, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
544 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.82480, -77.22081

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Lincoln Park: 4.6 mi
  • Joyce Kilmer Monument: 5.3 mi
  • Keene Community Park: 8.7 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 9.4 mi
  • Charles Park: 9.4 mi
Springs: 23
Historic sites: 18
Nature reserves: 10
Museums: 9
  • Mifflinburg Buggy Museum: 10.9 mi
  • Mifflinburg Historical Society Museum: 11.1 mi
  • Lewisburg Children's Museum: 19.6 mi
  • Fort Augusta & Hunter House Museum: 22.7 mi
  • Clinton Central Model Railroad Club: 23.5 mi
Picnic sites: 6
  • Rock Springs Picnic Area: 2.7 mi
  • Snyder-Middleswarth Picnic Area: 3.4 mi
  • Hairy Johns PIcnic Area: 6.8 mi
  • Tea Springs Picnic Area: 15.8 mi
  • St. Agnes Picnic Grounds: 24.4 mi
Attractions: 4
  • Red Candle Island: 2.5 mi
  • Penn's Cave & Wildlife Park: 20.8 mi
  • Lewistown Armory: 22.4 mi
  • J. Doyle Corman Amphitheater and Floating Stage: 24.5 mi
Gardens: 3
  • Long Lane Flower & Garden: 14.3 mi
  • Tripollinator Garden: 17.5 mi
  • Butterfly Gardens: 22.8 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Clinton County Rest Area Eastbound: 15.9 mi
  • Clinton County Rest Area Westbound: 16.1 mi
Waterfalls: 2
Beaches: 2
  • Kish park beach access: 22.4 mi
  • Beach access to Kish Creek: 24.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Artworks: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.7 miles of Front Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Strong MountainWSW 256°672 m12.8 mi
Thick MountainWNW 299°671 m8.0 mi
White MountainW 271°671 m8.5 mi
Winkelblech MountainNW 318°668 m8.7 mi
Shriner MountainNW 321°665 m10.5 mi
Paddy MountainNW 325°660 m5.3 mi
Jones MountainNNE 22°659 m11.2 mi
Spruce MountainW 262°659 m14.1 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 solstice07:3116:0116:45

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283239516270747265544233

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Laurelton CTR, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1175293 — Front Mountain, Snyder County, Pennsylvania.

OpenStreetMap element node/357286667

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