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Rocky Mountain

Rocky Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Rocky Mountain rises to 570 m in Pennsylvania. Snowy Mountain stands 637 m to the south-southeast, 1.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Pivot Rock, 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 Q49069150, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
570 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.86065, -77.50666

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Mont Alto State Park: 2.2 mi
  • Guilford Township Norlo Park: 5.3 mi
  • Northside Park: 7.6 mi
  • Pine Hill Recreation Area: 7.8 mi
  • Downtown Parklette: 8.2 mi
Historic sites
Museums: 35
Springs: 24
  • Travelers Spring: 1.9 mi
  • Pearl Spring: 2.0 mi
  • Chestnut Spring: 2.1 mi
  • Knob Springs: 3.4 mi
  • Poplar Spring: 5.7 mi
Artworks: 12
Nature reserves: 7
Attractions: 6
  • Sachs Covered Bridge: 13.0 mi
  • John Eisenhower Bridge: 13.3 mi
  • Hagerstown Cultural Trail: 19.0 mi
  • Children's Village of Washington County: 19.2 mi
  • Catoctin Furnace: 19.7 mi
Gardens: 4
Picnic sites: 4
  • Owens Creek Picnic Area: 14.3 mi
  • Chestnut Picnic Area: 14.7 mi
  • Founder's Plaza: 14.8 mi
  • Bear Valley Picnic Area: 18.9 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 14.7 mi
  • South Mountain Welcome Center: 23.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Beach Front: 8.5 mi
Cliffs: 1
Covered bridges: 1
Waterfalls: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.2 miles of Rocky Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Snowy MountainSSE637 m1.9 mi
Methodist HillNNE631 m7.1 mi
Strasbaugh HillNNE605 m8.8 mi
Buzzard PeakSSE593 m3.5 mi
Mitten HillNNE587 m7.1 mi
Sier HillNNE586 m8.0 mi
The KnobE573 m3.4 mi
Rocky KnobNNE566 m7.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4719:22
June solstice05:4320:0220:43
September equinox06:5818:3319:09
December solstice07:2916:0616:49

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283037495967717063524233
Precip in3.72.94.44.24.74.63.93.95.14.13.33.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — S MTN, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1185356 — Rocky Mountain, Franklin County, Pennsylvania.

OpenStreetMap element node/357306205

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