Lock Mountain
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
Named places within 25 miles
- Loop Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Chimney Rocks: 5.1 mi
- Pulpit Hill: 9.5 mi
- Indian Chief Rock: 9.6 mi
- Short Mountain: 9.9 mi
- 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
- Korean War Memorial: 6.1 mi
- Captain Phillips' Rangers Memorial: 7.8 mi
- Blair Limestone Company Kilns: 9.0 mi
- Quarry: 9.0 mi
- 0-6-0 Locomotive: 13.3 mi
- Baker Mansion History Museum: 9.8 mi
- A Quaint Corner Children's Museum & Discovery Center: 10.9 mi
- Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art: 11.3 mi
- Lemon House: 13.7 mi
- Galliztin Tuneels Museum: 14.6 mi
- 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
- Kittanning Point: 12.9 mi
- Devils Elbow: 13.7 mi
- Herman Point: 13.9 mi
- Diechland Point: 14.3 mi
- Old Cliffs: 15.1 mi
- Boot: 6.2 mi
- Golden Tiger Statue: 6.7 mi
- Great Auk: 13.1 mi
- The Paper Trail: 18.1 mi
- Silent Descent: 18.6 mi
- 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
- State Game Lands Number 279: 16.6 mi
- State Game Lands Number 261: 17.5 mi
- State Game Lands Number 131: 20.9 mi
- Nathan's Divided Nature Education Center: 23.0 mi
- Disaster’s Edge Environmental Education Center: 23.3 mi
- Willow Springs Picnic Area: 14.3 mi
- Mowery Picnic Area: 15.3 mi
- Burnt House Picnic Area: 16.9 mi
- Pine Hill Picnic Area: 24.4 mi
- Seeds of Hope (Tyrone Community Gardens): 21.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.5 miles of Lock Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Knob | WSW 248° | 953 m | 13.7 mi |
| Schaefer Head | WSW 257° | 898 m | 12.9 mi |
| Ritchey Knob | W 263° | 874 m | 10.5 mi |
| Cattle Knob | WSW 257° | 865 m | 12.0 mi |
| Round Top | WSW 248° | 849 m | 18.7 mi |
| Round Knob | WSW 252° | 846 m | 13.0 mi |
| Pine Knob | WSW 258° | 824 m | 10.4 mi |
| Vickrey Mountain | W 262° | 821 m | 15.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:50 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 20:06 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:36 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:07 | 16:51 |
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 | 28 | 31 | 39 | 50 | 60 | 69 | 72 | 71 | 64 | 53 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 1.9 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.6 |
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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357295406
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