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Ritchey Knob

Ritchey Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Ritchey Knob rises to 874 m in Pennsylvania. Blue Knob stands 953 m to the south-southwest, 4.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Pine Knob, a peak 0.9 miles away. Laurel Highlands Scenic Byway passes 27 miles off. 55 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

Ritchey Knob is a summit located on the Blue Knob massif. This mountain is connected to Pine Knob and forms the northernmost summits of the massif. Ritchey Knob is the fourth highest of this grouping behind Blue Knob 3,136 feet (956 m), Herman Point 3,034 feet (925 m) and Schaefer Head 2,950 feet (899 m). Based on peakery data, it ranks as the 15th highest mountain in Pennsylvania and the 37,188th highest mountain in the United States.

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Wikidata Q7336650, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
874 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.34424, -78.51946
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Claysburg Community Park: 4.7 mi
  • Shawnee Park: 6.0 mi
  • Povich Estates Park: 6.9 mi
  • Lilly Washington War Memorial Park: 7.3 mi
  • Veterans Park: 8.5 mi
Peaks: 55
  • Pine Knob: 0.9 mi
  • Postethwait Mountain: 1.4 mi
  • Cattle Knob: 1.9 mi
  • Red Cap Hill: 2.0 mi
  • Spruce Knob: 2.5 mi
Historic sites: 31
  • Lost Cox Children Monument: 5.6 mi
  • Admiral Peary Monument: 9.1 mi
  • Korean War Memorial: 11.8 mi
  • Sidman Veterans' Memorial: 11.9 mi
  • St. Michael Veterans' Memorial: 12.9 mi
Museums: 22
Springs: 8
  • Weynant Spring: 5.2 mi
  • Gallitzin Spring: 7.0 mi
  • Chaltbeate Spring: 22.0 mi
  • Diehl Spring: 22.7 mi
  • Linng Water Spring: 22.8 mi
Attractions: 7
  • Old Duncansville Airmail field: 6.3 mi
  • Engine House #6 Exhibit Building: 7.9 mi
  • Cresson Railroad Observation Platform: 9.1 mi
  • Tank: 18.7 mi
  • The Coffee Pot: 22.2 mi
Cliffs: 5
Artworks: 5
  • Boot: 5.4 mi
  • Golden Tiger Statue: 9.1 mi
  • Great Auk: 14.8 mi
  • Morley’s Dog: 21.1 mi
  • The Igloo: 24.4 mi
Nature reserves: 5
Picnic sites: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Waterfalls: 2
Gardens: 2
  • Garden: 20.9 mi
  • Laurel Ave Community Garden: 22.3 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ritchey Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blue KnobSSW 210°953 m4.5 mi
Schaefer HeadSW 234°898 m2.6 mi
Cattle KnobSW 223°865 m1.9 mi
Round TopSW 230°849 m8.9 mi
Round KnobSW 218°846 m3.2 mi
Pine KnobSSE 164°824 m0.9 mi
Vickrey MountainW 260°821 m5.2 mi
Central City VistaSSW 211°798 m24.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:5019:26
June solstice05:4520:0720:48
September equinox07:0218:3719:13
December solstice07:3416:0816:52

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283138506068737164524232
Precip in2.92.43.43.43.93.83.73.94.43.53.23.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Altoona 7 SW, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1185115 — Ritchey Knob, Blair County, Pennsylvania.

OpenStreetMap element node/357305963

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