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Pine Knob

Pine Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Pine Knob rises to 652 m in Pennsylvania. Pine Swamp Knob stands 944 m to the south-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Cabin Rocks, a cliff 0.4 miles away. Historic National Road - Pennsylvania passes 0.6 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Wikidata Q49061653, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
652 m
Getting there

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Coordinates39.85758, -79.68754

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Thomas Frankhouser Park: 1.2 mi
  • Mickey's Park: 1.6 mi
  • Hutchinson Park: 1.7 mi
  • Meadowbrook Park: 1.8 mi
  • Jumonville Park: 2.9 mi
Peaks
Historic sites: 22
  • Brownfield Honor Roll: 1.3 mi
  • Braddock's Grave: 4.9 mi
  • Fort Necessity: 6.0 mi
  • P&LE Dickerson Run roundhouse: 13.2 mi
  • Brownsville War Memorial: 15.5 mi
Museums: 15
  • Mt. Washington Tavern: 6.0 mi
  • Fort Necessity Visitor Center: 6.2 mi
  • Cole and Coke Heritage Center: 6.3 mi
  • Fayette Historical Society - Abel Colley Tavern and Museum: 9.6 mi
  • Speyer Gallery: 12.2 mi
Attractions: 10
Artworks: 7
  • Statue of Thomas Jefferson and Albert Gallatin: 3.6 mi
  • Metal Sculpture: 5.6 mi
  • Albert Gallatin Statue: 14.1 mi
  • Blaze the Vulcan: 17.7 mi
  • Statue of Dr. Robert E Eberly: 17.8 mi
Nature reserves: 7
Cliffs: 5
Waterfalls: 5
Rest areas: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 2
  • Cool Spring: 3.3 mi
  • Paterson Spring: 22.8 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Cucumber Run Picnic Area: 9.3 mi
  • Tharp Knob Picnic Area: 9.6 mi
Gardens: 1
  • The Chateau Gardens: 8.1 mi
Beaches: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.3 miles of Pine Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pine Swamp KnobSSE 156°944 m22.7 mi
Fike HillSSE 153°943 m22.2 mi
Rich HillESE 117°866 m22.5 mi
Elder HillSE 138°862 m23.3 mi
Devies MountainSSW 196°839 m8.9 mi
Sugarloaf KnobE 99°812.3 m12.0 mi
Fulton KnobENE 72°804 m2.7 mi
Woodcock HillESE 116°771 m12.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2318:5519:31
June solstice05:5120:1120:51
September equinox07:0718:4219:18
December solstice07:3716:1516:58

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303340516169737265544335
Precip in3.32.83.73.84.44.84.83.63.63.23.13.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Uniontown 1 NE, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1183850 — Pine Knob, Fayette County, Pennsylvania.

OpenStreetMap element node/357304228

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