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Sharpback Mountain

Sharpback Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Sharpback Mountain rises to 585 m in Pennsylvania. The Winehead stands 724 m to the west, 9.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Horse Path Spring, a spring 1.6 miles away. Bucktail Trail passes 16 miles off.

The story

mountain in Pennsylvania, United States of America

Wikidata Q49072632, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
585 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.94091, -77.28220

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Springs: 23
Historic sites: 20
Museums: 9
Picnic sites: 6
  • Hairy Johns PIcnic Area: 2.1 mi
  • Rock Springs Picnic Area: 9.0 mi
  • Snyder-Middleswarth Picnic Area: 9.0 mi
  • Tea Springs Picnic Area: 10.3 mi
  • St. Agnes Picnic Grounds: 15.8 mi
Artworks: 5
Attractions: 4
  • Red Candle Island: 6.3 mi
  • J. Doyle Corman Amphitheater and Floating Stage: 16.0 mi
  • Penn's Cave & Wildlife Park: 17.7 mi
  • Beer Tap: 24.9 mi
Waterfalls: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Clinton County Rest Area Westbound: 10.1 mi
  • Clinton County Rest Area Eastbound: 10.1 mi
Gardens: 2
  • Long Lane Flower & Garden: 11.0 mi
  • Tripollinator Garden: 22.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.5 miles of Sharpback Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
The WineheadW 279°724 m9.8 mi
Riansares MountainNNW 327°706 m9.2 mi
Big Kettle MountainW 278°688 m12.6 mi
Thick MountainSW 222°671 m5.6 mi
White MountainSSW 214°671 m9.5 mi
Winkelblech MountainWSW 239°668 m3.1 mi
Shriner MountainW 273°665 m3.4 mi
Paddy MountainS 177°660 m3.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4519:21
June solstice05:3820:0420:45
September equinox06:5718:3219:08
December solstice07:3116:0116:45

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, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1187375 — Sharpback Mountain, Centre County, Pennsylvania.

OpenStreetMap element node/357312077

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