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Fulton Knob

Fulton Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Fulton Knob rises to 804 m in Pennsylvania. Pine Swamp Knob stands 944 m to the south-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Jumonville Rocks, a cliff 0.6 miles away. Historic National Road - Pennsylvania passes 1.4 miles off.

About

The story

Mountain in Pennsylvania, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49030781, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
804 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.86952, -79.63949

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Jumonville Park: 1.1 mi
  • Thomas Frankhouser Park: 3.1 mi
  • Braddock's Grave - Fort Necessity National Battlefield: 3.3 mi
  • Saint Cecilias Park: 3.7 mi
  • Lemont Sportsmans club: 3.9 mi
Peaks
Historic sites: 22
  • Braddock's Grave: 3.3 mi
  • Brownfield Honor Roll: 3.9 mi
  • Fort Necessity: 4.6 mi
  • P&LE Dickerson Run roundhouse: 12.4 mi
  • Scottdale War Memorial: 16.2 mi
Museums: 14
  • Mt. Washington Tavern: 4.5 mi
  • Fort Necessity Visitor Center: 4.8 mi
  • Cole and Coke Heritage Center: 5.4 mi
  • Speyer Gallery: 9.5 mi
  • Fayette Historical Society - Abel Colley Tavern and Museum: 11.0 mi
Attractions: 9
  • Wharton Furnace: 3.0 mi
  • Kentuck Knob Visitor's Center: 6.2 mi
  • Flatrock: 8.0 mi
  • Fallingwater: 9.4 mi
  • Laurel Ridge State Park XC Skiing Concession Building: 15.5 mi
Artworks: 7
  • Statue of Thomas Jefferson and Albert Gallatin: 5.1 mi
  • Metal Sculpture: 5.3 mi
  • Albert Gallatin Statue: 16.7 mi
  • Blaze the Vulcan: 18.8 mi
  • Statue of Dr. Robert E Eberly: 18.8 mi
Nature reserves: 7
Cliffs: 5
Waterfalls: 5
Rest areas: 3
Springs: 3
  • Cool Spring: 2.3 mi
  • Paterson Spring: 20.2 mi
  • Kooser Spring: 24.6 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Picnic sites: 2
  • Cucumber Run Picnic Area: 6.8 mi
  • Tharp Knob Picnic Area: 7.1 mi
Gardens: 1
  • The Chateau Gardens: 6.5 mi
Beaches: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.9 miles of Fulton Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pine Swamp KnobSSE944 m22.6 mi
Fike HillSSE943 m21.9 mi
Painter Rock HillNE893 m22.6 mi
Birch Rock HillNE891 m21.0 mi
Elder HillSE862 m22.4 mi
Devies MountainSSW839 m10.6 mi
Bishop HillSSE835 m22.9 mi
Sugarloaf KnobESE812 m9.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2318:5519:31
June solstice05:5120:1020:51
September equinox07:0718:4219:17
December solstice07:3716:1516:58

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252736475664676659493830
Precip in4.64.15.04.75.25.74.64.54.73.84.14.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chalk Hill 2 ENE, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357286729

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