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Gabriel Knob

Gabriel Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Gabriel Knob rises to 528 m in Pennsylvania. Savage Mountain stands 813 m to the west-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Big Mountain, a peak 2.5 miles away. Historic National Road - Maryland passes 3.2 miles off.

The story

Mountain in Pennsylvania, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49030865, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
528 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.74453, -78.42335

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 50
Historic sites: 18
Museums: 17
Springs: 14
  • Dawson Spring: 4.0 mi
  • Lord Fairfax Spring: 13.1 mi
  • Indian Springs: 15.0 mi
  • Crystal Spring: 16.9 mi
  • Black Spring: 17.1 mi
Attractions: 6
Picnic sites: 5
  • Sweet Root Picnic Area: 7.3 mi
  • Blankley Picnic Area: 10.3 mi
  • Ali Ghan Picnic Grounds: 16.8 mi
  • Mountain View: 23.2 mi
  • Sideling Hill Picnic Area: 23.6 mi
Cliffs: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • Sideling Hill Rest Area Westbound: 7.8 mi
  • Sideling Hill Rest Area Eastbound: 7.8 mi
Artworks: 2
  • Morgan Arts Council: 13.2 mi
  • The Igloo: 18.7 mi
Waterfalls: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.9 miles of Gabriel Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Savage MountainWNW813 m19.3 mi
Martin HillNW808 m9.3 mi
High PointS789 m21.2 mi
Big Savage MountainW782 m21.9 mi
Kinton KnobNNW779 m19.9 mi
Bearwallow MountainWNW758 m20.3 mi
Evitts MountainW710 m12.5 mi
Emmaville MountainNE690 m14.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:5019:26
June solstice05:4720:0520:46
September equinox07:0218:3719:13
December solstice07:3216:1016:53

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313341526169747265544335
Precip in3.62.23.03.54.44.94.33.14.43.32.63.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cacapon ST PK #2, 18 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357286809

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