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Jacks Mountain

Jacks Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Jacks Mountain rises to 470 m in Pennsylvania. Quirauk Mountain stands 654 m to the southwest, 6.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Tunnel Hill, a peak 1.4 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 6.4 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Pennsylvania, United States of America

Wikidata Q49039427, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
470 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.75759, -77.41804

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Carroll Commons Park: 1.9 mi
  • Pine Hill Recreation Area: 4.7 mi
  • Solit farm: 4.9 mi
  • Old Benjamin Tenis Courts: 4.9 mi
  • Old Banjamin Flagpoles: 5.0 mi
Historic sites
  • Mason Dixon Line monument: 5.4 mi
  • CS Jones VA Cavalry Brigade marker: 5.4 mi
  • 6th US Cavalry Regiment hospital marker: 5.5 mi
  • St. Mother Teresa of Calcutta Statue: 6.2 mi
  • Monsignor Hugh J. Phillips: 6.2 mi
Museums: 45
  • Monterey Pass Battlefield Museum: 3.5 mi
  • Frederick County Fire Museum: 6.1 mi
  • Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Visitor Center: 6.3 mi
  • Renfrew Farm & Museum: 7.6 mi
  • Seminary Ridge Museum, Gettysburg: 10.6 mi
Springs: 23
  • Fountaindale Spring: 1.4 mi
  • Browns Spring: 3.6 mi
  • Poplar Spring: 6.9 mi
  • Knob Springs: 7.1 mi
  • Travelers Spring: 7.9 mi
Artworks: 20
Attractions: 17
  • Sachs Covered Bridge: 8.0 mi
  • John Eisenhower Bridge: 8.4 mi
  • Pumpkin Cannon: 11.8 mi
  • Catoctin Furnace: 12.2 mi
  • Children's Village of Washington County: 17.2 mi
Nature reserves: 11
Picnic sites: 6
  • Founder's Plaza: 6.3 mi
  • Owens Creek Picnic Area: 8.0 mi
  • Chestnut Picnic Area: 8.2 mi
  • Picnic Area: 8.9 mi
  • Picnic Area: 11.0 mi
Gardens: 6
Rest areas: 3
  • Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 6.5 mi
  • South Mountain Welcome Center: 18.7 mi
  • South Mountain Welcome Center: 18.7 mi
Cliffs: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Beach Front: 4.8 mi
Covered bridges: 1
Waterfalls: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.7 miles of Jacks Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Quirauk MountainSW 230°654 m6.6 mi
Snowy MountainNW 323°637 m6.7 mi
Buzzard PeakNNW 326°593 m5.1 mi
The KnobNNW 348°573 m6.8 mi
Catoctin MountainSSW 199°572 m8.0 mi
Rocky MountainNNW 327°570 m8.5 mi
Pivot RockNNW 328°563 m8.6 mi
High RockSW 232°559 m7.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4619:22
June solstice05:4320:0120:42
September equinox06:5818:3319:09
December solstice07:2816:0616:49

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283037495967717063524233
Precip in3.72.94.44.24.74.63.93.95.14.13.33.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — S MTN, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357292687

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