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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: 51
Historic sites: 22
Museums: 17
Springs: 15
  • 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: 4
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 MountainWNW 301°813 m19.3 mi
Martin HillNW 315°808 m9.3 mi
High PointS 169°789 m21.2 mi
Kinton KnobNNW 339°779 m19.9 mi
Bearwallow MountainWNW 294°762 m20.5 mi
Bearwallow MountainWNW 300°758 m20.3 mi
Evitts MountainW 264°710 m12.5 mi
Emmaville MountainNE 45°690 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 5080 °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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