Riddlesburg Mountain
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
- 29.8 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
Overlooks nearby
- Sideling Hill Viewpoint · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- River Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Nagley Knob: 1.0 mi
- Rogers Knob: 1.9 mi
- Round Knob: 2.2 mi
- Kimber Mountain: 3.3 mi
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Friends of the East Broad Top: 7.5 mi
- Crawford's Museum & Gift Shop: 10.5 mi
- Old Bedford Village: 15.7 mi
- Bedford Speedway Museum of Speed: 16.1 mi
- Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art: 16.1 mi
- State Game Lands Number 261: 2.4 mi
- State Game Lands Number 53: 18.9 mi
- State Game Lands Number 97: 19.1 mi
- State Game Lands Number 128: 24.5 mi
- Sideling Hill Picnic Area: 10.6 mi
- Willow Springs Picnic Area: 18.5 mi
- Mowery Picnic Area: 19.7 mi
- Burnt House Picnic Area: 20.8 mi
- The Igloo: 11.3 mi
- Boot: 19.1 mi
- IRON: 20.3 mi
- Golden Tiger Statue: 21.6 mi
- The Little Point: 15.1 mi
- Diechland Point: 17.4 mi
- Herman Point: 19.8 mi
- Old Cliffs: 20.4 mi
- The Coffee Pot: 16.6 mi
- Old Duncansville Airmail field: 21.1 mi
- Tank: 21.7 mi
- Three Crosses of Mapleton: 23.5 mi
- Aitch: 16.2 mi
- Jarrett Falls: 20.8 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Knob | WNW 300° | 953 m | 19.0 mi |
| Schaefer Head | NW 306° | 898 m | 20.1 mi |
| Cattle Knob | NW 308° | 865 m | 19.6 mi |
| Pine Knob | NW 312° | 824 m | 18.8 mi |
| Kinton Knob | WSW 240° | 779 m | 18.7 mi |
| Coot Hill | WNW 289° | 757 m | 3.7 mi |
| Spruce Knob | NW 308° | 751 m | 17.9 mi |
| Loop Mountain | NNW 340° | 750 m | 17.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:49 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 20:06 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:36 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:08 | 16:51 |
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 | 28 | 31 | 39 | 50 | 60 | 69 | 72 | 71 | 64 | 53 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 1.9 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.6 |
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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357305884
Day trips start here
- Mercersburg · 29 mi
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