Sickle Hill
Sickle Hill rises to 738 m in West Virginia. Gregg Knob stands 960 m to the south, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Evans Hill, a peak 1.5 miles away. Historic National Road - Pennsylvania passes 4.9 miles off.
The story
Mountain in West Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31518792, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 738 m
How to reach it
- 4.9 mi off the Historic National Road - Pennsylvania, National
- 7.7 mi off the Laurel Highlands Scenic Byway
- 4.5 mi off the Mountain Maryland Byway
- 10.1 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
Overlooks nearby
- Deep Creek Lake · 12 mi
- Point Lookout · 15 mi
- Paradise Overlook · 15 mi
- Monroe Run Valley · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Evans Hill: 1.5 mi
- Emberson Hill: 2.9 mi
- Gum Hill: 2.9 mi
- Blooming Rose Hill: 3.4 mi
- Rush Hill: 3.5 mi
- Bruceton Mills Wildlife Management Area: 7.0 mi
- Bruceton Mills Public Fishing Area: 8.4 mi
- The Chateau Terrace: 8.5 mi
- Lafayette Square: 8.6 mi
- Wharton Township Recreational Park: 8.6 mi
- Fort Necessity: 10.1 mi
- Braddock's Grave: 11.4 mi
- Col. James McHenry of Baltimore: 12.4 mi
- Deep Creek Lake Garrett County: 14.6 mi
- Brownfield Honor Roll: 16.6 mi
- Flatrock: 11.3 mi
- Mountain Coaster: 11.6 mi
- Wharton Furnace: 12.2 mi
- Kentuck Knob Visitor's Center: 12.6 mi
- Old Cherry Glade Meetinghouse: 13.3 mi
- State Game Lands Number 265: 5.8 mi
- Elder Hill Fire Tower: 7.7 mi
- Weitzell-Bear Creek Conservation Easement: 9.1 mi
- Cranesville Swamp Preserve: 10.7 mi
- Fork Run Recreation Area: 12.2 mi
- Fort Necessity Visitor Center: 9.9 mi
- Mt. Washington Tavern: 10.2 mi
- Speyer Gallery: 14.8 mi
- Grantsville Museum: 17.5 mi
- Springs Museum: 18.2 mi
- Cucumber Falls: 11.8 mi
- Ohiopyle Falls: 12.1 mi
- Muddy Creek Falls: 13.7 mi
- Lower Swallow Falls: 14.0 mi
- Upper Swallow Falls: 14.1 mi
- Baughman Rock Overlook: 10.5 mi
- Jumonville Rocks: 15.2 mi
- White Rocks: 15.2 mi
- Jumonville Glen: 15.3 mi
- Cabin Rocks: 15.6 mi
- Metal Sculpture: 10.0 mi
- Blind Skier and Camper Art Installation: 11.5 mi
- Statue of Thomas Jefferson and Albert Gallatin: 19.2 mi
- Albert Gallatin Statue: 24.4 mi
- Blooming Rose: 3.5 mi
- Kendall: 5.5 mi
- Frankville: 21.9 mi
- Youghiogheny Overlook Welcome Center: 6.0 mi
- US-219 Cove Overlook Rest Area: 10.6 mi
- Watering Trough: 14.9 mi
- Cool Spring: 17.0 mi
- Baughman Spring: 18.1 mi
- Paterson Spring: 22.9 mi
- Cucumber Run Picnic Area: 11.5 mi
- Tharp Knob Picnic Area: 12.4 mi
- The Chateau Gardens: 8.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.2 miles of Sickle Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gregg Knob | S 191° | 960 m | 13.4 mi |
| Marsh Hill | SSE 148° | 948 m | 11.7 mi |
| Snaggy Mountain | S 180° | 946 m | 14.2 mi |
| Pine Swamp Knob | S 189° | 944 m | 9.4 mi |
| Fike Hill | S 186° | 943 m | 8.5 mi |
| Roman Nose Hill | SE 146° | 915 m | 15.1 mi |
| Zehner Hill | E 84° | 914 m | 15.0 mi |
| Lewis Knob | S 176° | 905 m | 11.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:55 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 20:09 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:41 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:15 | 16:57 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 30 | 38 | 50 | 60 | 68 | 72 | 70 | 64 | 52 | 41 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Confluence 1 SW DAM, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356525275
Day trips start here
- McHenry · 12 mi
- Ohiopyle · 12 mi
- Grantsville · 18 mi
- Kingwood · 19 mi
- Uniontown · 19 mi
- Connellsville · 23 mi
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