Pine Knob
Pine Knob rises to 824 m in Pennsylvania. Blue Knob stands 953 m to the southwest, 3.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Ritchey Knob, a peak 0.9 miles away. Laurel Highlands Scenic Byway passes 27 miles off. 194 named places lie within 25 miles, 52 of them named summits.
The story
Pine Knob is a peak in the Allegheny Mountains of Pennsylvania. It is a satellite peak of its larger neighbor Blue Knob.
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Wikidata Q7195236, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 824 m
How to reach it
- 27.1 mi off the Laurel Highlands Scenic Byway
194 named places within 25 miles
- Claysburg Community Park: 4.0 mi
- Shawnee Park: 5.7 mi
- Povich Estates Park: 6.3 mi
- Lilly Washington War Memorial Park: 8.1 mi
- NatureWorks Park: 8.9 mi
- Ritchey Knob: 0.9 mi
- Cattle Knob: 1.6 mi
- Postethwait Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Spruce Knob: 1.7 mi
- Schaefer Head: 2.4 mi
- Lost Cox Children Monument: 5.3 mi
- Admiral Peary Monument: 9.9 mi
- Sidman Veterans' Memorial: 12.1 mi
- Korean War Memorial: 12.2 mi
- St. Michael Veterans' Memorial: 13.1 mi
- Lemon House: 8.8 mi
- Galliztin Tuneels Museum: 10.5 mi
- Baker Mansion History Museum: 12.3 mi
- Coal Miner's Museum and Memorial: 13.1 mi
- A Quaint Corner Children's Museum & Discovery Center: 13.4 mi
- Weynant Spring: 4.5 mi
- Gallitzin Spring: 7.9 mi
- Chaltbeate Spring: 21.2 mi
- Linng Water Spring: 22.1 mi
- Diehl Spring: 22.1 mi
- Old Duncansville Airmail field: 6.8 mi
- Engine House #6 Exhibit Building: 8.8 mi
- Cresson Railroad Observation Platform: 9.9 mi
- Tank: 18.8 mi
- The Coffee Pot: 21.4 mi
- Herman Point: 3.8 mi
- Diechland Point: 5.7 mi
- Kittanning Point: 11.6 mi
- Devils Elbow: 13.9 mi
- Laurel Hill: 24.5 mi
- Boot: 5.8 mi
- Golden Tiger Statue: 9.6 mi
- Great Auk: 15.5 mi
- Morley’s Dog: 21.3 mi
- The Igloo: 23.6 mi
- State Game Lands Number 279: 11.5 mi
- Disaster’s Edge Environmental Education Center: 13.0 mi
- Nathan's Divided Nature Education Center: 15.9 mi
- State Game Lands Number 261: 20.2 mi
- Allegheny Front Hawk Watch: 20.6 mi
- Willow Springs Picnic Area: 4.9 mi
- Mowery Picnic Area: 5.6 mi
- Burnt House Picnic Area: 7.0 mi
- Babcock Picnic Area: 15.5 mi
- Turtle Falls: 19.6 mi
- Hinckston Falls: 19.9 mi
- Laurel Ave Community Garden: 22.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Pine Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Knob | SW 219° | 953 m | 3.9 mi |
| Schaefer Head | WSW 254° | 898 m | 2.4 mi |
| Ritchey Knob | NNW 344° | 874 m | 0.9 mi |
| Cattle Knob | WSW 249° | 865 m | 1.6 mi |
| Round Top | SW 235° | 849 m | 8.6 mi |
| Round Knob | SW 232° | 846 m | 2.8 mi |
| Vickrey Mountain | W 270° | 821 m | 5.4 mi |
| Central City Vista | SSW 213° | 798 m | 24.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:50 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 20:07 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:37 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:08 | 16:52 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 31 | 38 | 50 | 60 | 68 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 52 | 42 | 32 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Altoona 7 SW, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1183851 — Pine Knob, Blair County, Pennsylvania.
OpenStreetMap element node/357304232
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