Knob Mountain
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Knob Mountain rises to 534 m in Pennsylvania. Huckleberry Mountain stands 762 m to the north-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Summer Hill, a peak 2.9 miles away.
The story
Knob Mountain (also known as Nob Mountain) is a ridge in the northeastern part of Columbia County, Pennsylvania and parts of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. Its elevation is over 1720 feet above sea level. Knob Mountain can be seen from a considerable distance, and is also visible from Bloomsburg. The peak of the mountain is one of the highest points in Columbia County.
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Wikidata Q14492175, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 534 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Summer Hill: 2.9 mi
- Round Top: 4.2 mi
- Lee Mountain: 4.4 mi
- Tubbs Hill: 4.6 mi
- Creveling Hill: 5.1 mi
- Orangeville Park: 3.9 mi
- Columbia Park: 4.7 mi
- Ber Vaughn Park: 4.8 mi
- Kocher Park: 5.5 mi
- Lightstreet Community Park: 5.7 mi
- Bloomsburg University Fountain: 8.0 mi
- Bloomsburg Fountain: 8.7 mi
- Bloomsburg Fair: 9.4 mi
- Scenic Skyway: 16.9 mi
- Sky Slide: 17.0 mi
- Bloomsburg Town Park Memorial: 9.0 mi
- Fort McClure House: 9.6 mi
- saw mill: 14.7 mi
- tannery: 14.8 mi
- Lake Leigh Dam: 17.1 mi
- Murray Reynolds Falls: 15.7 mi
- Sheldon Reynolds Falls: 15.8 mi
- Harrison Wright Falls: 15.9 mi
- Conestoga Falls: 16.0 mi
- Mohican Falls: 16.0 mi
- Truth and Virtue: 7.9 mi
- Standing Tall: 7.9 mi
- Stone Benches: 7.9 mi
- Standing Adolescence: 7.9 mi
- Marble Bench: 7.9 mi
- Berwick Historic Society: 6.3 mi
- Bartlow Prototype Dealership Building: 9.5 mi
- Conyngham Historical Society: 16.2 mi
- Boyd House Museum: 16.7 mi
- Montour County Historical Society: 16.7 mi
- State Game Lands Number 55: 3.0 mi
- PFBC Lily Lake: 13.9 mi
- Montour Preserve: 16.4 mi
- PFBC Harris Pond: 17.6 mi
- Ricketts Glen State Park: 18.5 mi
- Columbia County Rest Area Eastbound: 7.8 mi
- Columbia County Rest Area Westbound: 7.8 mi
- Blue Ridge Travel Plaza: 19.7 mi
- Luzerne County Rest Area Northbound: 20.1 mi
- Montour County Rest Area Westbound: 21.1 mi
- Memorial Class Of 1916: 8.2 mi
- Glens Picnic Area: 14.7 mi
- C. Q. McWilliams Picnic Area: 18.8 mi
- Hughes Memorial Garden: 15.2 mi
- Butler Township Community Garden: 18.8 mi
- Baldwin House Garden: 23.9 mi
- Eagle Rock Beach: 16.5 mi
- Lake Jean Beach: 17.2 mi
- Picture Rocks: 22.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.9 miles of Knob Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huckleberry Mountain | NNW 330° | 762 m | 15.5 mi |
| Roundtop | NNW 335° | 758 m | 18.6 mi |
| Grand View | N 7° | 745 m | 14.9 mi |
| Red Rock Mountain | N 4° | 721 m | 14.9 mi |
| North Mountain | NNE 23° | 693 m | 17.8 mi |
| Kocher Mountain | NNE 33° | 689 m | 21.7 mi |
| Central Mountain | N 360° | 685 m | 14.1 mi |
| Chimneystack Rock | N 2° | 684 m | 14.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:41 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 20:00 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:28 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 15:56 | 16:41 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 27 | 35 | 46 | 57 | 65 | 69 | 68 | 61 | 50 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 3.4 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Benton 3 NE, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1178609 — Knob Mountain, Columbia County, Pennsylvania.
OpenStreetMap element node/357294013
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- Wilkes-Barre · 26 mi
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