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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: 10
  • 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 22.6 miles of Fulton Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pine Swamp KnobSSE 163°944 m22.6 mi
Fike HillSSE 160°943 m21.9 mi
Painter Rock HillNE 53°893 m22.6 mi
Birch Rock HillNE 54°891 m21.0 mi
Rich HillESE 123°866 m20.7 mi
Elder HillSE 145°862 m22.4 mi
Devies MountainSSW 208°839 m10.6 mi
Sugarloaf KnobESE 106°812.3 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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