Long Mountain
Long Mountain rises to 385 m in Pennsylvania. Snowy Mountain stands 637 m to the south-southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Tobacco Patch Mountain, a peak 1.7 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 16 miles off.
The story
mountain in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Wikidata Q49046432, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 385 m
How to reach it
- 16.3 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 23.2 mi off the Old Main Streets
Overlooks nearby
- CS Sharpshooter's position · 19 mi
- Chimney Rock · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Tobacco Patch Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Big Flat Tower: 2.6 mi
- Sliding Rock Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Ram Hill: 4.1 mi
- Lewis Rocks: 4.1 mi
- Southampton Park: 2.6 mi
- Dykeman Park: 4.1 mi
- Eckels Field: 4.6 mi
- Shippensburg Township Park: 4.7 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 5.2 mi
- Memorial Auditorium: 4.7 mi
- Shippensburg University Coordinates: 4.7 mi
- Camp Michaux: 5.4 mi
- Iron Furnace: 7.1 mi
- Brickyard: 7.3 mi
- Cumberland Valley Railroad Museum: 4.6 mi
- Conrail Museum: 4.6 mi
- The Fashion Archives at Shippensburg University: 5.0 mi
- Appalachian Trail Museum: 7.2 mi
- National Apple Museum: 12.1 mi
- Tar Kettle Springs: 3.4 mi
- The Spring: 7.6 mi
- Bucher Spring: 8.5 mi
- Cool Spring: 10.2 mi
- Knob Springs: 11.8 mi
- Votive 8: 4.7 mi
- Mouse Rock Statue: 4.9 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 11.6 mi
- Founding Father's Memorial Statue: 13.3 mi
- Penn State Mont Alto Nittany Lion Shrine: 14.1 mi
- Bear Valley Picnic Area: 18.0 mi
- Picnic Area: 19.0 mi
- Picnic Area: 19.4 mi
- Pavillon 5: 19.8 mi
- Pavillon 3: 19.9 mi
- Tumbling Run Game Preserve: 4.4 mi
- Caledonia State Park: 8.4 mi
- Frank E. Masland, Jr. Natural Area: 16.0 mi
- State Game Lands Number 76: 16.3 mi
- State Game Lands Number 305: 18.0 mi
- Shippensburg University Campus Farm: 4.5 mi
- Peace Garden: 5.2 mi
- Cameron-Masland Mansion Garden: 10.2 mi
- 9-11 Memorial Garden: 14.0 mi
- West Locust Community Garden: 17.9 mi
- Chimney Rocks: 17.2 mi
- Clermont Crag: 20.5 mi
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 18.2 mi
- John Eisenhower Bridge: 18.4 mi
- Tartown: 14.5 mi
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 18.2 mi
- Beach Front: 20.5 mi
- Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 23.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.1 miles of Long Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snowy Mountain | SSW 192° | 637 m | 13.7 mi |
| Methodist Hill | SSW 202° | 631 m | 5.1 mi |
| Big Flat Tower | SE 137° | 628 m | 2.6 mi |
| Strasbaugh Hill | SSE 164° | 605 m | 4.4 mi |
| Ram Hill | SSE 156° | 595 m | 4.1 mi |
| Mitten Hill | S 189° | 587 m | 5.1 mi |
| Sier Hill | S 180° | 586 m | 4.5 mi |
| The Knob | S 181° | 573 m | 12.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:46 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 20:02 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:33 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:05 | 16:48 |
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, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1179866 — Long Mountain, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania.
OpenStreetMap element node/357295591
Day trips start here
- Chambersburg · 13 mi
- Gettysburg · 18 mi
- Catoctin Mountain Park · 26 mi
- Mercersburg · 28 mi
- Thurmont · 28 mi
- Hanover · 29 mi
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