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Round Knob

Round Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Round Knob rises to 533 m in Pennsylvania. The Winehead stands 724 m to the west, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Sand Bridge State Park, a park 1.0 miles away. Bucktail Trail passes 19 miles off.

The story

mountain in Union County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Wikidata Q49069672, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
533 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.01230, -77.10997

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Springs: 23
  • Tea Spring: 3.0 mi
  • The Little Bubbler: 4.5 mi
  • Ice Spring: 5.2 mi
  • Smokey Bear Spring: 6.4 mi
  • Hemlock Spring: 7.4 mi
Historic sites: 17
Nature reserves: 12
Museums: 10
Artworks: 10
Picnic sites: 6
Cliffs: 5
Rest areas: 4
  • Clinton County Rest Area Eastbound: 3.4 mi
  • Clinton County Rest Area Westbound: 3.7 mi
  • Montour County Rest Area Eastbound: 19.4 mi
  • Montour County Rest Area Westbound: 20.1 mi
Gardens: 4
  • STREAM Garden: 17.2 mi
  • Tripollinator Garden: 18.7 mi
  • Butterfly Gardens: 18.9 mi
  • Long Lane Flower & Garden: 21.1 mi
Waterfalls: 2
Attractions: 2
  • Red Candle Island: 13.3 mi
  • J. Doyle Corman Amphitheater and Floating Stage: 19.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.1 miles of Round Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
The WineheadW 260°724 m19.0 mi
Riansares MountainW 281°706 m14.3 mi
Thick MountainSW 235°671 m15.7 mi
Winkelblech MountainWSW 241°668 m13.3 mi
Shriner MountainWSW 249°665 m13.2 mi
Paddy MountainSW 226°660 m12.3 mi
Jones MountainSSW 210°659 m3.0 mi
Branch MountainSW 236°653 m8.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4419:21
June solstice05:3720:0320:45
September equinox06:5718:3119:07
December solstice07:3116:0016:44

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283239516270747265544233

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Laurelton CTR, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1185532 — Round Knob, Union County, Pennsylvania.

OpenStreetMap element node/357306504

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