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Schaefer Head

Schaefer Head, seen from above at true elevation

Schaefer Head rises to 898 m in Pennsylvania. Blue Knob stands 953 m to the south, 2.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Cattle Knob, a peak 0.8 miles away. Laurel Highlands Scenic Byway passes 25 miles off. 53 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

Schaefer Head is a 2,950 feet (899 m) mountain in the Allegheny Mountains of Pennsylvania. It is one of the peaks that make up the Blue Knob massif, an isolated group of mountains that stand apart from the Allegheny Front. Schaefer Head is the third highest of these peaks behind Blue Knob 3,146 feet (959 m), and Herman Point 3,034 feet (925 m). Schaefer Head is also the highest point in Blair County. Shaefer Head is conspicuous because of its cone shaped profile. There are no roads to the summit and the only way to the top is to bushwhack.

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Wikidata Q7430895, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
898 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.32230, -78.55946
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Claysburg Community Park: 5.9 mi
  • Lilly Washington War Memorial Park: 7.5 mi
  • Crichton McCormick Park: 7.6 mi
  • Shawnee Park: 8.0 mi
  • Povich Estates Park: 8.2 mi
Peaks: 53
  • Cattle Knob: 0.8 mi
  • Round Knob: 1.0 mi
  • Postethwait Mountain: 1.3 mi
  • Irvin Mountain: 1.4 mi
  • Miller Mountain: 1.6 mi
Historic sites: 32
  • Lost Cox Children Monument: 3.0 mi
  • Sidman Veterans' Memorial: 9.7 mi
  • Admiral Peary Monument: 9.8 mi
  • St. Michael Veterans' Memorial: 10.8 mi
  • Salix Veterans' Memorial: 10.9 mi
Museums: 23
Springs: 9
  • Weynant Spring: 6.3 mi
  • Gallitzin Spring: 8.7 mi
  • Linng Water Spring: 20.7 mi
  • Chaltbeate Spring: 20.8 mi
  • Limestone Spring: 22.7 mi
Cliffs: 5
Artworks: 5
  • Boot: 8.0 mi
  • Golden Tiger Statue: 11.7 mi
  • Great Auk: 17.1 mi
  • Morley’s Dog: 19.0 mi
  • The Igloo: 23.9 mi
Attractions: 5
  • Old Duncansville Airmail field: 8.8 mi
  • Engine House #6 Exhibit Building: 9.3 mi
  • Cresson Railroad Observation Platform: 10.0 mi
  • The Coffee Pot: 20.8 mi
  • Tank: 21.2 mi
Nature reserves: 5
Picnic sites: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Waterfalls: 2
Gardens: 2
  • Laurel Ave Community Garden: 20.3 mi
  • Garden: 23.4 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blue KnobS 183°953 m2.3 mi
Ritchey KnobNE 54°874 m2.6 mi
Cattle KnobE 82°865 m0.8 mi
Round TopSW 228°849 m6.4 mi
Round KnobS 173°846 m1.0 mi
Pine KnobENE 74°824 m2.4 mi
Vickrey MountainWNW 282°821 m3.1 mi
Central City VistaSSW 209°798 m22.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:5119:26
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, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1187065 — Schaefer Head, Blair County, Pennsylvania.

OpenStreetMap element node/357311602

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