Mount Wheeler
Mount Wheeler rises to 450 m in Pennsylvania. Mosier Hill stands 457 m to the west-southwest, 8.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Cemetery Hill, a peak 2.2 miles away. Historic National Road - Pennsylvania passes 2.2 miles off. 16 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Mountain in Pennsylvania, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49055152, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 450 m
How to reach it
- 2.2 mi off the Historic National Road - Pennsylvania, National
- 14.8 mi off the Historic National Road - West Virginia, National
- 22.1 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 23.8 mi off the Jefferson County Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Highland Hills Overlook · 25 mi
- Suicide Hill · 26 mi
- Old Fort Steuben Bridge Pier Viewpoint · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- North Franklin Township Regional Park: 2.6 mi
- South Franklin Park: 2.7 mi
- Washington Park: 2.8 mi
- East Washington Borough Park: 2.9 mi
- Driscoll Park: 3.7 mi
- Madonna of the Trail: 13.0 mi
- Miners Memorial: 13.6 mi
- Flight 427 Memorial: 13.7 mi
- Richyville Honor Roll: 13.8 mi
- Spring House Remains: 15.0 mi
- State Game Lands Number 297: 6.4 mi
- Chartiers Greenway: 14.4 mi
- Shamrock Woods: 15.6 mi
- Wingfield Pines Conservation Area: 15.8 mi
- Wiltshire Park: 16.0 mi
- Washington Train Station: 2.5 mi
- Bradford House Museum: 2.6 mi
- Duncan Miller Glass Museum: 3.2 mi
- Pennsylvania Trolley Museum: 5.5 mi
- Paul R Stewart Museum: 16.3 mi
- Cemetery Hill: 2.2 mi
- Garrett Hill: 7.6 mi
- Mosier Hill: 8.5 mi
- Hannas Knob: 8.5 mi
- Sampson Hill: 11.2 mi
- Bethel Park Community Garden: 17.3 mi
- South Park Demonstration Garden: 17.7 mi
- Daffodil Hill: 18.0 mi
- REACH Garden: 18.9 mi
- Pittsburgh Botanic Garden: 19.9 mi
- Grove: 17.9 mi
- White Pine Grove: 20.1 mi
- Springvale: 21.7 mi
- Harvest: 21.7 mi
- Blue Grass 2: 21.9 mi
- Perry Como Statue: 9.3 mi
- Statue of Dr. Robert E Eberly: 19.3 mi
- Blaze the Vulcan: 19.4 mi
- statue base: 20.0 mi
- Gabriel Statue: 23.0 mi
- Wyit Sprowls Covered Bridge: 10.7 mi
- West Alexander Fairgrounds: 14.4 mi
- Urban Assault: 16.5 mi
- Silent Brook Well: 18.0 mi
- Hundred Acres Manor Haunted House: 18.6 mi
- Redds Beach: 15.1 mi
- Aquatorium Beach Left Side: 17.5 mi
- Aquatorium Beach Right Side: 17.5 mi
- Tiger Beach: 22.1 mi
- Thornburg Beach: 22.5 mi
- Fossils Cliff: 19.0 mi
- Point Pleasant: 21.0 mi
- Hay's Wall: 23.8 mi
- Wilson: 23.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mount Wheeler. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mosier Hill | WSW 258° | 457 m | 8.5 mi |
| Sampson Hill | WSW 254° | 454 m | 11.2 mi |
| Quakers Knob | NNW 329° | 443 m | 17.1 mi |
| Turkey Knob | SSE 146° | 441 m | 24.4 mi |
| Sheppler Hill | E 86° | 429 m | 22.6 mi |
| Garrett Hill | NW 325° | 420 m | 7.6 mi |
| Rich Hill | E 92° | 420 m | 24.4 mi |
| Hannas Knob | NNE 23° | 417 m | 8.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 18:57 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 20:14 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:44 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 16:16 | 16:59 |
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 | 51 | 61 | 69 | 73 | 71 | 65 | 53 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Washington 3 NE, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1193649 — Mount Wheeler, Washington County, Pennsylvania.
OpenStreetMap element node/357323272
Day trips start here
- Washington · 3 mi
- South Pittsburgh Region · 16 mi
- Mt. Lebanon · 20 mi
- Green Tree · 22 mi
- Robinson Township · 23 mi
- Coraopolis · 27 mi
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