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Lock Mountain

Lock Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Lock Mountain rises to 616 m in Pennsylvania. Blue Knob stands 953 m to the west-southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Loop Mountain, a peak 2.9 miles away.

The story

mountain in Pennsylvania, United States of America

Wikidata Q49045789, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
616 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.36424, -78.32168

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Martinsburg Youth Little League Field: 4.0 mi
  • Shawnee Park: 5.1 mi
  • NatureWorks Park: 5.4 mi
  • Kelly Park: 5.6 mi
  • Canal Basin Park: 5.8 mi
Historic sites: 40
Museums: 25
Attractions: 9
  • Old Duncansville Airmail field: 7.5 mi
  • Tank: 9.3 mi
  • Engine House #6 Exhibit Building: 13.6 mi
  • Cresson Railroad Observation Platform: 15.7 mi
  • Theme Park Entrance: 18.4 mi
Cliffs: 8
Artworks: 7
Springs: 7
  • Weynant Spring: 8.2 mi
  • Gallitzin Spring: 12.1 mi
  • Diehl Spring: 14.8 mi
  • Mason Spring: 17.2 mi
  • Arch Spring: 17.8 mi
Nature reserves: 6
Ghost towns: 2
Gardens: 2
  • Garden: 15.3 mi
  • Seeds of Hope (Tyrone Community Gardens): 21.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.4 miles of Lock Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blue KnobWSW 248°953 m13.7 mi
Schaefer HeadWSW 257°898 m12.9 mi
Ritchey KnobW 263°874 m10.5 mi
Cattle KnobWSW 257°865 m12.0 mi
Round TopWSW 248°849 m18.7 mi
Round KnobWSW 252°846 m13.0 mi
Pine KnobWSW 258°824 m10.4 mi
Vickrey MountainW 262°821 m15.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:5019:25
June solstice05:4420:0620:47
September equinox07:0118:3619:12
December solstice07:3416:0716:51

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283139506069727164534233
Precip in2.21.93.03.33.73.43.53.34.02.92.92.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Altoona Blair CO AP, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357295406

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