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Riddlesburg Mountain

Riddlesburg Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Riddlesburg Mountain rises to 499 m in Pennsylvania. Blue Knob stands 953 m to the west-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is River Mountain, a peak 0.8 miles away. Historic National Road - Maryland passes 30 miles off.

The story

mountain in Pennsylvania, United States of America

Wikidata Q49068499, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
499 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.15064, -78.25085

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 35
  • Cooper Sawmill Recreation Area: 2.5 mi
  • Stonerstown Recreational Park: 4.4 mi
  • Weaver Falls Access Area: 6.5 mi
  • Tenley Park: 11.1 mi
  • Martinsburg Youth Little League Field: 11.4 mi
Historic sites: 28
  • 0-6-0 Locomotive: 5.4 mi
  • Captain Phillips' Rangers Memorial: 7.6 mi
  • Oregon Camp: 8.8 mi
  • Cove Valley Travel Plaza: 10.6 mi
  • Everett Area Honor Roll: 11.2 mi
Springs: 14
  • Diehl Spring: 7.6 mi
  • Weynant Spring: 14.3 mi
  • Crystal Spring: 14.9 mi
  • Chaltbeate Spring: 14.9 mi
  • Indian Springs: 15.6 mi
Museums: 11
Picnic sites: 4
Artworks: 4
Cliffs: 4
Attractions: 4
Ghost towns: 1
Waterfalls: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.4 miles of Riddlesburg Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blue KnobWNW 300°953 m19.0 mi
Schaefer HeadNW 306°898 m20.1 mi
Ritchey KnobNW 313°874 m19.5 mi
Cattle KnobNW 308°865 m19.6 mi
Round TopWNW 290°849 m22.4 mi
Round KnobNW 304°846 m19.4 mi
Pine KnobNW 312°824 m18.8 mi
Kinton KnobWSW 240°779 m18.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:4919:25
June solstice05:4520:0620:46
September equinox07:0118:3619:12
December solstice07:3316:0816:51

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283139506069727164534233
Precip in2.21.93.03.33.73.43.53.34.02.92.92.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Altoona Blair CO AP, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357305884

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