Sliding Rock Mountain
Sliding Rock Mountain rises to 413 m in Pennsylvania. Methodist Hill stands 631 m to the southwest, 7.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Tobacco Patch Mountain, a peak 1.3 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 15 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Pennsylvania, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49074634, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 413 m
How to reach it
- 15.4 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 24.3 mi off the Old Main Streets
Overlooks nearby
- CS Sharpshooter's position · 20 mi
- Chimney Rock · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Tobacco Patch Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Chimney Rocks: 1.5 mi
- Pinnacle Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Long Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Lewis Rocks: 3.1 mi
- Camp Michaux: 3.0 mi
- Jackattack Monument: 4.6 mi
- Iron Furnace: 4.8 mi
- Brickyard: 5.1 mi
- Memorial Auditorium: 6.8 mi
- Food Plot: 4.4 mi
- Southampton Park: 4.6 mi
- Centerville Community Park: 5.1 mi
- Pine Grove Furnace State Park: 5.7 mi
- North Newton Township Park: 6.3 mi
- Appalachian Trail Museum: 4.8 mi
- Conrail Museum: 6.8 mi
- Cumberland Valley Railroad Museum: 6.8 mi
- The Fashion Archives at Shippensburg University: 7.0 mi
- National Apple Museum: 11.3 mi
- Tar Kettle Springs: 3.1 mi
- Bucher Spring: 5.5 mi
- Cool Spring: 8.2 mi
- Alexander Spring: 10.4 mi
- Poplar Spring: 13.5 mi
- Votive 8: 6.8 mi
- Mouse Rock Statue: 6.9 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 14.5 mi
- Benjamin Rush: 14.7 mi
- Founding Father's Memorial Statue: 16.3 mi
- Tumbling Run Game Preserve: 3.3 mi
- Caledonia State Park: 10.8 mi
- State Game Lands Number 305: 15.1 mi
- Frank E. Masland, Jr. Natural Area: 15.4 mi
- Cave Hill Nature Center: 15.9 mi
- Shippensburg University Campus Farm: 6.5 mi
- Cameron-Masland Mansion Garden: 7.2 mi
- Peace Garden: 7.7 mi
- West Locust Community Garden: 14.9 mi
- 9-11 Memorial Garden: 16.6 mi
- Pavillon 5: 20.1 mi
- Pavillon 1: 20.2 mi
- Pavillon 3: 20.2 mi
- Pavillon 4: 20.2 mi
- Pavillon 2: 20.2 mi
- Chimney Rocks: 16.2 mi
- Clermont Crag: 22.5 mi
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 18.7 mi
- John Eisenhower Bridge: 18.8 mi
- Tartown: 16.4 mi
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 18.7 mi
- Beach Front: 22.6 mi
- Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 24.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.6 miles of Sliding Rock Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Methodist Hill | SW 215° | 631 m | 7.8 mi |
| Big Flat Tower | SSW 192° | 628 m | 3.6 mi |
| Strasbaugh Hill | SSW 192° | 605 m | 6.0 mi |
| Ram Hill | S 189° | 595 m | 5.4 mi |
| Mitten Hill | SSW 206° | 587 m | 7.5 mi |
| Sier Hill | SSW 202° | 586 m | 6.6 mi |
| Flat Rock | N 356° | 578 m | 14.0 mi |
| The Knob | S 191° | 573 m | 14.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:46 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 20:02 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:33 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:05 | 16:48 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 33 | 41 | 53 | 63 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Shippensburg, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357312760
Day trips start here
- Chambersburg · 16 mi
- Gettysburg · 18 mi
- Hanover · 27 mi
- Catoctin Mountain Park · 28 mi
- Thurmont · 29 mi
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