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Sand Mountain

Sand Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Sand Mountain rises to 555 m in Pennsylvania. The Winehead stands 724 m to the west-northwest, 8.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Third Green Knob, a peak 1.4 miles away. Bucktail Trail passes 18 miles off.

The story

mountain in Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Wikidata Q49071259, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
555 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.89729, -77.32415

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Joyce Kilmer Monument: 2.5 mi
  • Lincoln Park: 6.6 mi
  • Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Park: 7.9 mi
  • McCall Field: 8.8 mi
  • R. B. Winter State Park: 9.7 mi
Springs: 32
Historic sites: 28
Museums: 12
Picnic sites: 6
  • Hairy Johns PIcnic Area: 2.4 mi
  • Snyder-Middleswarth Picnic Area: 6.4 mi
  • Rock Springs Picnic Area: 6.6 mi
  • Tea Springs Picnic Area: 14.0 mi
  • St. Agnes Picnic Grounds: 17.5 mi
Attractions: 5
  • Red Candle Island: 4.9 mi
  • Penn's Cave & Wildlife Park: 15.1 mi
  • J. Doyle Corman Amphitheater and Floating Stage: 17.7 mi
  • Beer Tap: 21.7 mi
  • Lewistown Armory: 22.6 mi
Artworks: 4
Gardens: 3
Waterfalls: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Clinton County Rest Area Westbound: 13.8 mi
  • Clinton County Rest Area Eastbound: 13.8 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Kish park beach access: 22.5 mi
  • Beach access to Kish Creek: 24.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.1 miles of Sand Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
The WineheadWNW 301°724 m8.7 mi
Riansares MountainNNW 345°706 m11.1 mi
Big Kettle MountainWNW 295°688 m11.4 mi
Strong MountainSW 221°672 m10.7 mi
Thick MountainSW 234°671 m1.9 mi
White MountainSSW 212°671 m5.8 mi
Winkelblech MountainNNW 344°668 m1.5 mi
Shriner MountainNNW 340°665 m3.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4519:22
June solstice05:3820:0420:45
September equinox06:5718:3219:08
December solstice07:3116:0116:45

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283239516270747265544233

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Laurelton CTR, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357311399

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