Sand Mountain
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
- 17.7 mi off the Bucktail Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Third Green Knob: 1.4 mi
- Bear Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Winkelblech Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Second Green Knob: 1.8 mi
- Woodward Mountain: 1.9 mi
- 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
- Cinder Pile Spring: 4.0 mi
- Hickernell Spring: 4.4 mi
- Horse Path Spring: 5.2 mi
- Cold Spring: 6.7 mi
- Potpie Spring: 7.8 mi
- Railroad Bed Historical Marker: 6.5 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 7.9 mi
- Captain Green Monument: 13.1 mi
- James Beck Round Barn: 13.5 mi
- Castenea War Memorial: 16.5 mi
- Mifflinburg Buggy Museum: 14.4 mi
- Mifflinburg Historical Society Museum: 14.6 mi
- Clinton Central Model Railroad Club: 16.8 mi
- Piper Aviation Museum: 17.2 mi
- Heisey House Museum: 17.7 mi
- Poe Valley State Park: 9.5 mi
- Northeast Fishery Center: 13.2 mi
- State Game Lands Number 201: 14.1 mi
- State Game Lands Number 255: 16.5 mi
- State Game Lands Number 107: 18.5 mi
- 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
- 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
- The Lorax Statue: 18.0 mi
- Bald Eagle Statue: 18.3 mi
- Via Air Mail: 23.7 mi
- Bells Across PA - "Stories of Our Railroad": 23.9 mi
- Chimney Rock Overlook: 3.8 mi
- "Holy Toledo" roadcut: 11.9 mi
- Rocks at Laurel Creek Reservoir: 19.6 mi
- Long Lane Flower & Garden: 8.2 mi
- Tripollinator Garden: 23.8 mi
- Bellefonte Community Children's Garden: 23.8 mi
- Rosecran Falls: 12.3 mi
- Rosecrans Falls: 12.3 mi
- Clinton County Rest Area Westbound: 13.8 mi
- Clinton County Rest Area Eastbound: 13.8 mi
- Kish park beach access: 22.5 mi
- Beach access to Kish Creek: 24.4 mi
- Ingleby: 6.8 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Winehead | WNW 301° | 724 m | 8.7 mi |
| Riansares Mountain | NNW 345° | 706 m | 11.1 mi |
| Big Kettle Mountain | WNW 295° | 688 m | 11.4 mi |
| Strong Mountain | SW 221° | 672 m | 10.7 mi |
| Thick Mountain | SW 234° | 671 m | 1.9 mi |
| White Mountain | SSW 212° | 671 m | 5.8 mi |
| Winkelblech Mountain | NNW 344° | 668 m | 1.5 mi |
| Shriner Mountain | NNW 340° | 665 m | 3.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:45 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 20:04 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:01 | 16:45 |
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 | 28 | 32 | 39 | 51 | 62 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 54 | 42 | 33 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Laurelton CTR, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357311399
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