Pivot Rock
Pivot Rock rises to 563 m in Pennsylvania. Snowy Mountain stands 637 m to the south-southeast, 2.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Rocky Mountain, a peak 0.2 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 14 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Pennsylvania, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49062482, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 563 m
How to reach it
- 14.0 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 14.5 mi off the Old Main Streets
- 19.0 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 24.4 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
Overlooks nearby
- CS Sharpshooter's position · 15 mi
- Chimney Rock · 17 mi
- Middletown Overlook · 28 mi
- White Rocks · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Rocky Mountain: 0.2 mi
- Montalto Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Kettle Springs Mountain: 0.9 mi
- White Rocks: 1.0 mi
- Pine Knob: 1.6 mi
- Mont Alto State Park: 2.4 mi
- Guilford Township Norlo Park: 5.2 mi
- Northside Park: 7.8 mi
- Pine Hill Recreation Area: 8.0 mi
- Memorial Park: 8.3 mi
- Caledonia Furnace: 3.3 mi
- 6th US Cavalry Regiment hospital marker: 7.6 mi
- CS Jones VA Cavalry Brigade marker: 7.7 mi
- Mason Dixon Line monument: 9.9 mi
- Manor of Maske: 10.1 mi
- Renfrew Farm & Museum: 8.7 mi
- Monterey Pass Battlefield Museum: 8.8 mi
- Cumberland Valley Railroad Museum: 13.2 mi
- Conrail Museum: 13.2 mi
- The Fashion Archives at Shippensburg University: 13.8 mi
- Travelers Spring: 2.1 mi
- Pearl Spring: 2.3 mi
- Chestnut Spring: 2.3 mi
- Knob Springs: 3.3 mi
- Poplar Spring: 5.6 mi
- Penn State Mont Alto Nittany Lion Shrine: 2.6 mi
- 42 West: 8.4 mi
- Founding Father's Memorial Statue: 9.8 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 12.2 mi
- Votive 8: 13.5 mi
- Caledonia State Park: 3.6 mi
- Tumbling Run Game Preserve: 12.7 mi
- Frank Bentz Pond Fish Management Area: 17.3 mi
- Sweeney, Carl and Rebecca Conservation: 19.3 mi
- State Game Lands Number 76: 19.8 mi
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 12.9 mi
- John Eisenhower Bridge: 13.3 mi
- Hagerstown Cultural Trail: 19.2 mi
- Children's Village of Washington County: 19.4 mi
- Catoctin Furnace: 19.9 mi
- 9-11 Memorial Garden: 2.5 mi
- Peace Garden: 12.5 mi
- Shippensburg University Campus Farm: 13.6 mi
- Cameron-Masland Mansion Garden: 20.3 mi
- Owens Creek Picnic Area: 14.5 mi
- Chestnut Picnic Area: 14.9 mi
- Founder's Plaza: 14.9 mi
- Bear Valley Picnic Area: 18.9 mi
- Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 14.8 mi
- South Mountain Welcome Center: 23.8 mi
- Tartown: 4.1 mi
- Beach Front: 8.7 mi
- Clermont Crag: 8.9 mi
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 12.9 mi
- Cunningham Falls: 16.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.1 miles of Pivot Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snowy Mountain | SSE 165° | 637 m | 2.1 mi |
| Methodist Hill | NNE 12° | 631 m | 6.8 mi |
| Strasbaugh Hill | NNE 33° | 605 m | 8.6 mi |
| Buzzard Peak | SSE 150° | 593 m | 3.6 mi |
| Mitten Hill | NNE 22° | 587 m | 6.9 mi |
| Sier Hill | NNE 26° | 586 m | 7.7 mi |
| The Knob | ESE 103° | 573 m | 3.3 mi |
| Rocky Mountain | SSW 209° | 570 m | 0.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:47 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 20:02 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:33 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:06 | 16:49 |
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 | 30 | 37 | 49 | 59 | 67 | 71 | 70 | 63 | 52 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 2.9 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 5.1 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — S MTN, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357344619
Day trips start here
- Chambersburg · 10 mi
- Catoctin Mountain Park · 15 mi
- Gettysburg · 15 mi
- Thurmont · 17 mi
- Hagerstown · 19 mi
- Mercersburg · 21 mi
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