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Sherman Mountain

Sherman Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Sherman Mountain rises to 647 m in Pennsylvania. Clarks Knob stands 709 m to the southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Price Knob, a peak 1.2 miles away.

The story

mountain in Pennsylvania, United States of America

Wikidata Q49073267, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
647 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.22009, -77.58832

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 59
  • New Germantown Park: 6.3 mi
  • Lurgan Township Recreation Center: 8.6 mi
  • Tuscarora Valley Heritage Days: 8.8 mi
  • Blain Lions Club Park: 8.9 mi
  • North Newton Township Park: 9.3 mi
Historic sites: 35
Museums: 11
Picnic sites: 10
  • Pavillon 5: 4.7 mi
  • Pavillon 1: 4.8 mi
  • Pavillon 3: 4.8 mi
  • Pavillon 2: 4.8 mi
  • Pavillon 4: 4.8 mi
Springs: 10
  • Big Spring: 4.8 mi
  • Cool Spring: 10.8 mi
  • Bucher Spring: 16.8 mi
  • Alexander Spring: 17.5 mi
  • Sand Springs: 18.1 mi
Artworks: 7
Gardens: 4
Cliffs: 1
Attractions: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.8 miles of Sherman Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Clarks KnobSW 216°709 m14.5 mi
Butler KnobWNW 284°708 m20.6 mi
Eckenrode KnobW 267°683 m3.3 mi
Big Round TopNW 312°672 m4.0 mi
Fenton KnobNNW 332°664 m1.5 mi
Rising MountainW 269°662 m3.8 mi
Round TopWNW 289°660 m5.3 mi
Big KnobNNE 13°659 m9.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4719:23
June solstice05:4220:0320:44
September equinox06:5918:3319:09
December solstice07:3016:0516:48

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303341536371767466554435
Precip in3.22.73.73.64.04.04.03.34.33.33.03.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Shippensburg, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357322843

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