Little Mountain
Little Mountain rises to 590 m in Pennsylvania. Big Mountain stands 740 m to the west, 3.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Jordans Knob, a peak 1.5 miles away. Historic National Road - Maryland passes 20 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Pennsylvania, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49045198, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 590 m
How to reach it
- 20.0 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 21.6 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 24.9 mi off the Washington Heritage Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Devils Nose · 27 mi
- Sideling Hill Viewpoint · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Community Center Grounds: 3.0 mi
- Sports Fields: 6.1 mi
- Lions Park: 6.2 mi
- Buchanan's Birthplace State Park: 6.9 mi
- John W Angle Veterans Memorial Park: 8.3 mi
- Jordans Knob: 1.5 mi
- Front Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Parnell Knob: 2.2 mi
- Hogback Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Cape Horn: 3.1 mi
- Hagerstown Aviation Museum: 18.4 mi
- Crawford's Museum & Gift Shop: 19.5 mi
- Cumberland Valley Railroad Museum: 19.9 mi
- Conrail Museum: 19.9 mi
- The Fashion Archives at Shippensburg University: 19.9 mi
- Fort Loudoun: 3.7 mi
- Cove Valley Travel Plaza: 14.0 mi
- Oregon Camp: 16.3 mi
- Shippensburg University Coordinates: 20.0 mi
- Memorial Auditorium: 20.1 mi
- Oak Spring: 4.0 mi
- Richmond Spring: 4.1 mi
- Sand Spring: 4.2 mi
- Reese Spring: 8.8 mi
- Big Spring: 11.3 mi
- State Game Lands Number 53: 10.0 mi
- State Game Lands Number 76: 11.8 mi
- Conservation Easement East of Indian Springs Wildlife Management Area: 16.6 mi
- Sweeney, Carl and Rebecca Conservation: 17.1 mi
- Caledonia State Park: 21.1 mi
- Founding Father's Memorial Statue: 11.1 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 11.9 mi
- Penn State Mont Alto Nittany Lion Shrine: 18.9 mi
- IRON: 19.8 mi
- Votive 8: 20.0 mi
- Bear Valley Picnic Area: 7.7 mi
- Sideling Hill Picnic Area: 15.6 mi
- Pavillon 4: 24.4 mi
- Pavillon 3: 24.4 mi
- Pavillon 2: 24.5 mi
- Hagerstown Cultural Trail: 22.7 mi
- Junior Officer's Quarters: 24.4 mi
- Captain's Quarters: 24.4 mi
- Children's Village of Washington County: 24.7 mi
- Peace Garden: 18.8 mi
- 9-11 Memorial Garden: 18.9 mi
- Shippensburg University Campus Farm: 20.4 mi
- The Little Point: 15.8 mi
- The Lockings: 16.2 mi
- Jarrett Falls: 11.0 mi
- Tartown: 23.9 mi
- Beach Front: 24.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.5 miles of Little Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Mountain | W 271° | 740 m | 3.5 mi |
| Clarks Knob | NE 43° | 709 m | 9.6 mi |
| Bald Knob | WNW 287° | 702 m | 15.1 mi |
| Fisher Point | WNW 287° | 701 m | 14.3 mi |
| Emmaville Mountain | W 259° | 690 m | 19.0 mi |
| King Knob | WNW 295° | 638 m | 14.1 mi |
| Sidneys Knob | N 349° | 634 m | 8.1 mi |
| Cross Mountain | SSW 203° | 627 m | 16.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:48 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 20:04 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:35 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 16:07 | 16:50 |
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 | 52 | 62 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 44 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chambersburg 1 ESE, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1179610 — Little Mountain, Franklin County, Pennsylvania.
OpenStreetMap element node/357295312
Day trips start here
- Mercersburg · 8 mi
- Chambersburg · 11 mi
- Hagerstown · 23 mi
- Hancock · 24 mi
- Washington County · 24 mi
- Hedgesville · 28 mi
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