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Short Knob

Short Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Short Knob rises to 570 m in Pennsylvania. The Winehead stands 724 m to the northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Snyder-Middleswarth Picnic Area, a picnic site 0.3 miles away. Bucktail Trail passes 24 miles off.

The story

mountain in Pennsylvania, United States of America

Wikidata Q49073466, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
570 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.80508, -77.28332

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Joyce Kilmer Monument: 5.7 mi
  • McClure Station Park: 7.1 mi
  • Lincoln Park: 7.3 mi
  • Basom Park: 11.8 mi
  • Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Park: 11.8 mi
Springs: 27
  • Cold Spring: 3.0 mi
  • Sheep Pen Spring: 5.2 mi
  • Potpie Spring: 5.4 mi
  • Hickernell Spring: 7.2 mi
  • White Pine Spring: 7.8 mi
Historic sites: 20
Museums: 10
  • Mifflinburg Buggy Museum: 14.4 mi
  • Mifflinburg Historical Society Museum: 14.6 mi
  • McCoy House: 20.9 mi
  • Rhoneymeade Arboretum & Sculpture Garden: 22.9 mi
  • Lewisburg Children's Museum: 23.1 mi
Picnic sites: 6
  • Snyder-Middleswarth Picnic Area: 0.3 mi
  • Rock Springs Picnic Area: 0.9 mi
  • Hairy Johns PIcnic Area: 7.3 mi
  • Tea Springs Picnic Area: 18.2 mi
  • St. Agnes Picnic Grounds: 24.2 mi
Attractions: 5
  • Red Candle Island: 3.7 mi
  • Penn's Cave & Wildlife Park: 18.0 mi
  • Lewistown Armory: 19.0 mi
  • Beer Tap: 22.1 mi
  • J. Doyle Corman Amphitheater and Floating Stage: 24.4 mi
Gardens: 2
  • Long Lane Flower & Garden: 11.9 mi
  • Tripollinator Garden: 20.7 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Clinton County Rest Area Eastbound: 18.2 mi
  • Clinton County Rest Area Westbound: 18.3 mi
Waterfalls: 2
Beaches: 2
  • Kish park beach access: 19.0 mi
  • Beach access to Kish Creek: 20.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Artworks: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.6 miles of Short Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
The WineheadNW 318°724 m14.5 mi
Strong MountainW 260°672 m9.3 mi
White MountainWNW 286°671 m5.4 mi
Thick MountainNW 325°671 m6.4 mi
Winkelblech MountainNNW 342°668 m8.2 mi
Shriner MountainNNW 341°665 m10.1 mi
Paddy MountainN 2°660 m5.7 mi
Spruce MountainW 267°659 m10.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4519:21
June solstice05:3920:0320:45
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, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1187596 — Short Knob, Snyder County, Pennsylvania.

OpenStreetMap element node/357312417

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