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Mount Wheeler

Mount Wheeler, seen from above at true elevation

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. 24 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

Coordinates40.13118, -80.24173

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • 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
Historic sites: 51
  • 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
Nature reserves: 26
Peaks: 24
Museums: 24
Gardens: 18
  • Community Gardens: 14.8 mi
  • Community Gardens: 14.8 mi
  • Community Gardens: 14.8 mi
  • Bethel Park Community Garden: 17.3 mi
  • South Park Demonstration Garden: 17.7 mi
Picnic sites: 13
  • Grove: 17.9 mi
  • White Pine Grove: 20.1 mi
  • Boggs Trailhead Picnic Site: 21.1 mi
  • Springvale: 21.7 mi
  • Harvest: 21.7 mi
Artworks: 10
  • 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
Attractions: 10
Beaches: 6
  • Redds Beach: 15.1 mi
  • Aquatorium Beach Left Side: 17.5 mi
  • Aquatorium Beach Left Side: 17.5 mi
  • Aquatorium Beach Right Side: 17.5 mi
  • Tiger Beach: 22.1 mi
Cliffs: 3
Ghost towns: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mosier HillWSW 258°457 m8.5 mi
Sampson HillWSW 254°454 m11.2 mi
Quakers KnobNNW 329°443 m17.1 mi
Turkey KnobSSE 146°441 m24.4 mi
Sheppler HillE 86°429 m22.6 mi
Garrett HillNW 325°420 m7.6 mi
Rich HillE 92°420 m24.4 mi
Hannas KnobNNE 23°417 m8.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2518:5719:33
June solstice05:5320:1420:54
September equinox07:0918:4419:20
December solstice07:4016:1616:59

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283139516169737165534334
Precip in3.32.53.53.34.14.53.63.53.63.03.13.3

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

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