Parnell Knob
Parnell Knob rises to 614 m in Pennsylvania. Big Mountain stands 740 m to the west-northwest, 4.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Jordans Knob, a peak 1.7 miles away. Historic National Road - Maryland passes 18 miles off.
The story
Parnell Knob is a mountain in the Ridge and Valley Appalachians region of south central Pennsylvania. This knob rises above the village of St. Thomas, where Front Mountain and Broad mountain come together. It is a feature sculptured by the hard dense Tuscarora quartzite of the Silurian age. Parnell Knob is conspicuous in that it rises abruptly above the relatively level Great Appalachian Valley.
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Wikidata Q7139319, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 614 m
How to reach it
- 17.8 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 19.4 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 23.3 mi off the Washington Heritage Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Devils Nose · 25 mi
- Sideling Hill Viewpoint · 26 mi
- Prospect Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Community Center Grounds: 2.3 mi
- Buchanan's Birthplace State Park: 5.8 mi
- John W Angle Veterans Memorial Park: 6.4 mi
- Sports Fields: 6.6 mi
- Lions Park: 6.7 mi
- Jordans Knob: 1.7 mi
- Little Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Front Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Cape Horn: 3.6 mi
- Hogback Mountain: 4.0 mi
- Richmond Spring: 5.4 mi
- Sand Spring: 5.6 mi
- Oak Spring: 5.8 mi
- Reese Spring: 7.7 mi
- Big Spring: 10.5 mi
- Hagerstown Aviation Museum: 16.3 mi
- Renfrew Farm & Museum: 20.0 mi
- Hagerstown Roundhouse Museum: 20.1 mi
- Discovery Station: 20.3 mi
- Cumberland Valley Railroad Museum: 20.4 mi
- Fort Loudoun: 1.9 mi
- Cove Valley Travel Plaza: 15.6 mi
- Oregon Camp: 17.8 mi
- Jacobs Church: 18.6 mi
- Caledonia Furnace: 20.4 mi
- Founding Father's Memorial Statue: 10.7 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 12.2 mi
- Penn State Mont Alto Nittany Lion Shrine: 17.7 mi
- Saint Maria Goretti: 18.4 mi
- 42 West: 18.7 mi
- State Game Lands Number 53: 10.3 mi
- State Game Lands Number 76: 13.4 mi
- Conservation Easement East of Indian Springs Wildlife Management Area: 14.5 mi
- Sweeney, Carl and Rebecca Conservation: 14.8 mi
- Boyd Mountain Pond Heritage Conservation Fund Site: 19.3 mi
- The Lockings: 15.0 mi
- The Little Point: 16.4 mi
- Clermont Crag: 23.6 mi
- Lovers Leap: 24.3 mi
- Hagerstown Cultural Trail: 20.4 mi
- Junior Officer's Quarters: 22.5 mi
- Captain's Quarters: 22.5 mi
- Children's Village of Washington County: 22.5 mi
- 9-11 Memorial Garden: 17.7 mi
- Peace Garden: 19.3 mi
- Shippensburg University Campus Farm: 20.9 mi
- Bear Valley Picnic Area: 9.2 mi
- Sideling Hill Picnic Area: 16.9 mi
- Jarrett Falls: 10.8 mi
- Beach Front: 22.7 mi
- Tartown: 22.7 mi
- I-81 Southbound West Virginia Welcome Center: 22.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.7 miles of Parnell Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Mountain | WNW 299° | 740 m | 4.6 mi |
| Clarks Knob | NNE 33° | 709 m | 11.0 mi |
| Bald Knob | WNW 293° | 702 m | 16.3 mi |
| Fisher Point | WNW 294° | 701 m | 15.5 mi |
| Emmaville Mountain | W 266° | 690 m | 19.2 mi |
| King Knob | WNW 302° | 638 m | 15.6 mi |
| Sidneys Knob | N 349° | 634 m | 10.4 mi |
| Cross Mountain | SSW 208° | 627 m | 14.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:48 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 20:03 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:35 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 16:07 | 16:50 |
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 | 52 | 62 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 44 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chambersburg 1 ESE, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357303371
Day trips start here
- Mercersburg · 6 mi
- Chambersburg · 11 mi
- Hagerstown · 20 mi
- Washington County · 22 mi
- Hancock · 23 mi
- Hedgesville · 26 mi
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