Horse Knob
Horse Knob rises to 594 m in Pennsylvania. Ritchey Knob stands 874 m to the west, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Terrace Mountain, a peak 1.5 miles away.
The story
Mountain in Pennsylvania, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49037237, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 594 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Terrace Mountain: 1.5 mi
- The Barrens: 1.7 mi
- Balanced Rock: 3.1 mi
- Round Mountain: 4.5 mi
- Shirley Knob: 5.4 mi
- Woodcock Valley Community Park: 7.1 mi
- Williamsburg Sportsmens Park: 8.5 mi
- Riverside Park: 8.7 mi
- Portstown Park: 9.9 mi
- Huntingdon Little League: 10.4 mi
- Post Office and General Store: 6.7 mi
- former Phillips Sand Co. (2 plants): 7.7 mi
- old Glendower Sand Plant: 8.0 mi
- former site Juniata White Sand Co. plant : 8.2 mi
- Triangle : 8.2 mi
- Mapleton Historical Society: 8.3 mi
- Swigart Museum: 9.8 mi
- Juniata College Museum of Art: 10.7 mi
- Lincoln Caverns: 10.8 mi
- Friends of the East Broad Top: 11.8 mi
- Mason Spring: 9.8 mi
- Diehl Spring: 10.2 mi
- Arch Spring: 18.5 mi
- Weynant Spring: 19.3 mi
- Hundred Springs: 21.7 mi
- Three Crosses of Mapleton: 8.6 mi
- Tank: 9.6 mi
- Spruce Creek Rail Tunnel East Portal: 17.1 mi
- Spruce Creek Rail Tunnel West Portal: 17.2 mi
- Old Duncansville Airmail field: 19.4 mi
- Bell Furnace Picnic Area: 14.8 mi
- Pine Hill Picnic Area: 20.2 mi
- Pavillon 4: 23.4 mi
- Pavillon 2: 23.4 mi
- Pavillon 3: 23.4 mi
- Old Cliffs: 4.0 mi
- Pulpit Rocks: 11.4 mi
- Donation Rocks: 17.0 mi
- Hunter Rock: 17.9 mi
- Indian Lookout: 18.8 mi
- State Game Lands Number 261: 18.6 mi
- Rocky Ridge Natural Area: 19.4 mi
- State Game Lands Number 131: 21.1 mi
- Stone Valley Recreation Area: 23.4 mi
- State Game Lands Number 215: 23.9 mi
- The Paper Trail: 10.0 mi
- Silent Descent: 10.9 mi
- IRON: 13.6 mi
- Golden Tiger Statue: 17.5 mi
- Boot: 18.4 mi
- Seeds of Hope (Tyrone Community Gardens): 23.4 mi
- Sculpture Garden: 24.7 mi
- Aitch: 4.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.6 miles of Horse Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ritchey Knob | W 269° | 874 m | 22.7 mi |
| Pine Knob | W 266° | 824 m | 22.5 mi |
| Coot Hill | SW 224° | 757 m | 17.6 mi |
| Spruce Knob | W 262° | 751 m | 23.0 mi |
| Loop Mountain | W 279° | 750 m | 14.9 mi |
| Brush Mountain | NW 317° | 736 m | 17.2 mi |
| Chestnut Flats | WNW 299° | 729 m | 23.6 mi |
| Butler Knob | ESE 123° | 708 m | 7.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:49 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 20:05 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:35 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:06 | 16:50 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 31 | 39 | 51 | 61 | 69 | 74 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Raystown Lake 2, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357291813
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