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Shriner Mountain

Shriner Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Shriner Mountain rises to 665 m in Pennsylvania. The Winehead stands 724 m to the west-northwest, 6.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Winkelblech Mountain, a peak 1.9 miles away. Bucktail Trail passes 14 miles off.

The story

mountain in Pennsylvania, United States of America

Wikidata Q49073556, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
665 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.94368, -77.34637

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Joyce Kilmer Monument: 5.3 mi
  • Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Park: 7.5 mi
  • McCall Field: 7.7 mi
  • Lincoln Park: 8.6 mi
  • R. B. Winter State Park: 8.9 mi
Springs: 30
Historic sites: 27
Museums: 11
Picnic sites: 6
  • Hairy Johns PIcnic Area: 4.0 mi
  • Snyder-Middleswarth Picnic Area: 9.8 mi
  • Rock Springs Picnic Area: 10.0 mi
  • Tea Springs Picnic Area: 12.8 mi
  • St. Agnes Picnic Grounds: 14.1 mi
Attractions: 5
  • Red Candle Island: 8.0 mi
  • J. Doyle Corman Amphitheater and Floating Stage: 14.3 mi
  • Penn's Cave & Wildlife Park: 14.5 mi
  • Beer Tap: 22.1 mi
  • Lewistown Armory: 24.9 mi
Artworks: 4
Gardens: 2
Waterfalls: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Clinton County Rest Area Westbound: 12.4 mi
  • Clinton County Rest Area Eastbound: 12.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Kish park beach access: 24.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.2 miles of Shriner Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
The WineheadWNW 281°724 m6.5 mi
Riansares MountainNNW 347°706 m7.7 mi
Big Kettle MountainW 279°688 m9.3 mi
Strong MountainSSW 208°672 m12.7 mi
Thick MountainS 186°671 m4.4 mi
White MountainSSW 193°671 m8.3 mi
Winkelblech MountainSSE 157°668 m1.9 mi
Paddy MountainSE 137°660 m5.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4519:22
June solstice05:3820:0420:46
September equinox06:5818:3219:08
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 1187620 — Shriner Mountain, Centre County, Pennsylvania.

OpenStreetMap element node/357312480

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