Knob Mountain
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
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- 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
- Shippensburg University Coordinates: 12.9 mi
- Memorial Auditorium: 12.9 mi
- statue of creebis: 15.4 mi
- Henrys Tannery: 17.4 mi
- Sundy Place: 17.6 mi
- 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
- 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
- Rockhill Trolley Museum: 10.9 mi
- East Broad Top Railroad: 10.9 mi
- The Fashion Archives at Shippensburg University: 12.6 mi
- Conrail Museum: 13.0 mi
- Cumberland Valley Railroad Museum: 13.0 mi
- State Game Lands Number 76: 3.7 mi
- Hemlocks Natural Area: 9.0 mi
- Frank E. Masland, Jr. Natural Area: 14.0 mi
- State Game Lands Number 215: 18.3 mi
- Caledonia State Park: 21.1 mi
- IRON: 9.9 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 10.9 mi
- Mouse Rock Statue: 12.7 mi
- Votive 8: 12.9 mi
- Founding Father's Memorial Statue: 14.6 mi
- Peace Garden: 12.7 mi
- Shippensburg University Campus Farm: 13.1 mi
- 9-11 Memorial Garden: 23.1 mi
- Chimney Rocks: 16.5 mi
- Old Cliffs: 23.7 mi
- Three Crosses of Mapleton: 19.9 mi
- Jarrett Falls: 24.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.6 miles of Knob Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Mountain | SW 218° | 740 m | 16.8 mi |
| Clarks Knob | S 184° | 709 m | 6.2 mi |
| Butler Knob | NW 312° | 708 m | 15.9 mi |
| Round Knob | WNW 288° | 699 m | 19.2 mi |
| Eckenrode Knob | NE 42° | 683 m | 7.1 mi |
| Big Round Top | NNE 32° | 672 m | 9.6 mi |
| Fenton Knob | NE 47° | 664 m | 10.0 mi |
| Rising Mountain | NE 38° | 662 m | 6.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:47 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 20:04 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:34 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:06 | 16:49 |
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 | 30 | 33 | 41 | 53 | 63 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Shippensburg, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357362831
Day trips start here
- Chambersburg · 15 mi
- Mercersburg · 23 mi
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