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Knob Mountain

Knob Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Knob Mountain rises to 310 m in Pennsylvania. Big Mountain stands 740 m to the southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Timmons Mountain, a peak 1.8 miles away.

The story

mountain in Pennsylvania, United States of America

Wikidata Q49042165, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
310 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.14036, -77.74055

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Timmons Mountain: 1.8 mi
  • Lynns Knob: 4.9 mi
  • Clarks Knob: 6.2 mi
  • Rising Mountain: 6.9 mi
  • Eckenrode Knob: 7.1 mi
Parks: 36
  • Lurgan Township Recreation Center: 4.8 mi
  • Harpers Memorial Park: 6.8 mi
  • Letterkenny Township Supervisors: 8.6 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 12.6 mi
  • Shippensburg Township Park: 13.0 mi
Historic sites: 33
Springs: 18
  • Big Spring: 9.6 mi
  • Oak Spring: 15.0 mi
  • Sand Spring: 16.6 mi
  • Richmond Spring: 16.6 mi
  • Falling Spring: 18.0 mi
Picnic sites: 9
  • Bear Valley Picnic Area: 7.6 mi
  • Pavillon 4: 9.5 mi
  • Pavillon 3: 9.5 mi
  • Pavillon 2: 9.5 mi
  • Pavillon 1: 9.5 mi
Museums: 9
Artworks: 6
Gardens: 3
Cliffs: 2
Attractions: 1
Waterfalls: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.3 miles of Knob Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big MountainSW 218°740 m16.8 mi
Clarks KnobS 184°709 m6.2 mi
Butler KnobNW 312°708 m15.9 mi
Round KnobWNW 288°699 m19.2 mi
Eckenrode KnobNE 42°683 m7.1 mi
Big Round TopNNE 32°672 m9.6 mi
Fenton KnobNE 47°664 m10.0 mi
Rising MountainNE 38°662 m6.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4719:23
June solstice05:4320:0420:44
September equinox06:5918:3419:10
December solstice07:3116:0616:49

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303341536371767466554435
Precip in3.22.73.73.64.04.04.03.34.33.33.03.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Shippensburg, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357362831

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