Ritchey Knob
Ritchey Knob rises to 551 m in Pennsylvania. Blue Knob stands 953 m to the northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Everett Area Honor Roll, a historic site 4.2 miles away. Historic National Road - Maryland passes 23 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Pennsylvania, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49068630, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 551 m
How to reach it
- 23.0 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 25.2 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 29.1 mi off the Washington Heritage Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Sideling Hill Viewpoint · 23 mi
- Prospect Overlook · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Harbor Mountain: 4.6 mi
- Kimber Mountain: 7.1 mi
- Riddlesburg Mountain: 7.3 mi
- River Mountain: 7.6 mi
- Nagley Knob: 7.9 mi
- Tenley Park: 4.2 mi
- Cooper Sawmill Recreation Area: 4.8 mi
- Snake Spring Community Park: 7.5 mi
- Sports Park: 10.6 mi
- The Square: 10.9 mi
- Indian Springs: 8.5 mi
- Crystal Spring: 9.1 mi
- Chaltbeate Spring: 9.6 mi
- Limestone Spring: 11.4 mi
- Black Spring: 12.2 mi
- Everett Area Honor Roll: 4.2 mi
- Oregon Camp: 8.2 mi
- Lime kiln: 9.0 mi
- Pennsylvania Railroad bridge ruins: 9.6 mi
- Cove Valley Travel Plaza: 10.7 mi
- Crawford's Museum & Gift Shop: 5.2 mi
- Bedford Speedway Museum of Speed: 10.7 mi
- Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art: 10.8 mi
- National Museum of the American Coverlet: 11.0 mi
- Old Bedford Village: 11.0 mi
- State Game Lands Number 261: 5.0 mi
- State Game Lands Number 97: 12.0 mi
- State Game Lands Number 53: 16.0 mi
- State Game Lands Number 128: 18.1 mi
- Allegheny Front Hawk Watch: 22.6 mi
- Sideling Hill Picnic Area: 8.4 mi
- Sweet Root Picnic Area: 18.6 mi
- Blankley Picnic Area: 18.7 mi
- Willow Springs Picnic Area: 20.4 mi
- Mowery Picnic Area: 21.3 mi
- The Little Point: 10.5 mi
- Diechland Point: 19.0 mi
- Herman Point: 22.1 mi
- The Lockings: 23.7 mi
- The Igloo: 4.2 mi
- Boot: 24.2 mi
- Sideling Hill Rest Area Westbound: 23.2 mi
- Sideling Hill Rest Area Eastbound: 23.4 mi
- The Coffee Pot: 11.5 mi
- Jarrett Falls: 17.2 mi
- Aitch: 23.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.5 miles of Ritchey Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Knob | NW 320° | 953 m | 21.2 mi |
| Schaefer Head | NW 324° | 898 m | 23.0 mi |
| Ritchey Knob | NNW 331° | 874 m | 23.1 mi |
| Cattle Knob | NW 326° | 865 m | 22.6 mi |
| Round Top | NW 308° | 849 m | 23.2 mi |
| Pine Knob | NNW 330° | 824 m | 22.3 mi |
| Martin Hill | SW 221° | 808 m | 19.5 mi |
| Kinton Knob | WSW 258° | 779 m | 13.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:50 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 20:06 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:36 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 16:09 | 16:52 |
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 | 30 | 32 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 69 | 73 | 71 | 65 | 53 | 42 | 34 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.2 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Everett, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357305960
Day trips start here
- Hancock · 25 mi
- Mercersburg · 26 mi
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