Kettle Springs Mountain
Kettle Springs Mountain rises to 483 m in Pennsylvania. Snowy Mountain stands 637 m to the south-southeast, 3.0 miles off. The nearest named place is White Rocks, a peak 0.8 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 15 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Pennsylvania, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49041362, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 483 m
How to reach it
- 14.7 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 15.3 mi off the Old Main Streets
- 19.5 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 24.8 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
Overlooks nearby
- CS Sharpshooter's position · 15 mi
- Chimney Rock · 18 mi
- Middletown Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- White Rocks: 0.8 mi
- Pivot Rock: 0.9 mi
- Rocky Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Mount Cydonia: 1.3 mi
- Montalto Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Caledonia Furnace: 2.7 mi
- 6th US Cavalry Regiment hospital marker: 8.2 mi
- CS Jones VA Cavalry Brigade marker: 8.3 mi
- Manor of Maske: 10.5 mi
- Mason Dixon Line monument: 10.8 mi
- Mont Alto State Park: 2.9 mi
- Guilford Township Norlo Park: 4.4 mi
- Memorial Park: 7.7 mi
- Greene Township Municipal Park: 7.7 mi
- Nicholson Square Park: 8.4 mi
- Renfrew Farm & Museum: 9.5 mi
- Monterey Pass Battlefield Museum: 9.7 mi
- Cumberland Valley Railroad Museum: 12.3 mi
- Conrail Museum: 12.3 mi
- The Fashion Archives at Shippensburg University: 12.9 mi
- Travelers Spring: 2.8 mi
- Chestnut Spring: 2.9 mi
- Pearl Spring: 2.9 mi
- Knob Springs: 3.8 mi
- Falling Spring: 5.1 mi
- Penn State Mont Alto Nittany Lion Shrine: 3.0 mi
- 42 West: 9.1 mi
- Founding Father's Memorial Statue: 9.1 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 11.3 mi
- Votive 8: 12.7 mi
- Caledonia State Park: 3.0 mi
- Tumbling Run Game Preserve: 12.2 mi
- Frank Bentz Pond Fish Management Area: 18.2 mi
- State Game Lands Number 76: 18.9 mi
- Sweeney, Carl and Rebecca Conservation: 19.6 mi
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 13.5 mi
- John Eisenhower Bridge: 13.9 mi
- Hagerstown Cultural Trail: 19.8 mi
- Children's Village of Washington County: 20.0 mi
- Catoctin Furnace: 20.8 mi
- 9-11 Memorial Garden: 2.9 mi
- Peace Garden: 11.6 mi
- Shippensburg University Campus Farm: 12.8 mi
- Cameron-Masland Mansion Garden: 19.8 mi
- Owens Creek Picnic Area: 15.4 mi
- Chestnut Picnic Area: 15.8 mi
- Founder's Plaza: 15.8 mi
- Bear Valley Picnic Area: 18.1 mi
- Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 15.6 mi
- South Mountain Welcome Center: 24.5 mi
- Tartown: 4.9 mi
- Beach Front: 9.6 mi
- Clermont Crag: 9.8 mi
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 13.5 mi
- Cunningham Falls: 17.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.6 miles of Kettle Springs Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snowy Mountain | SSE 164° | 637 m | 3.0 mi |
| Methodist Hill | NNE 16° | 631 m | 6.1 mi |
| Strasbaugh Hill | NE 38° | 605 m | 8.0 mi |
| Ram Hill | NE 38° | 595 m | 8.7 mi |
| Buzzard Peak | SSE 153° | 593 m | 4.5 mi |
| Mitten Hill | NNE 28° | 587 m | 6.2 mi |
| Sier Hill | NNE 31° | 586 m | 7.1 mi |
| The Knob | ESE 114° | 573 m | 3.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:47 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 20:02 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:33 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:06 | 16:49 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 30 | 37 | 49 | 59 | 67 | 71 | 70 | 63 | 52 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 2.9 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 5.1 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — S MTN, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1178426 — Kettle Springs Mountain, Franklin County, Pennsylvania.
OpenStreetMap element node/357293769
Day trips start here
- Chambersburg · 9 mi
- Gettysburg · 15 mi
- Catoctin Mountain Park · 16 mi
- Thurmont · 18 mi
- Hagerstown · 20 mi
- Mercersburg · 21 mi
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