Snowy Mountain
Snowy Mountain rises to 637 m in Pennsylvania. Methodist Hill stands 631 m to the north, 8.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Eagle Rock, a peak 1.4 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 12 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Pennsylvania, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49075280, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 637 m
How to reach it
- 12.5 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 12.6 mi off the Old Main Streets
- 17.8 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 23.4 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
Overlooks nearby
- CS Sharpshooter's position · 14 mi
- Chimney Rock · 15 mi
- Middletown Overlook · 26 mi
- White Rocks · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Eagle Rock: 1.4 mi
- Buzzard Peak: 1.7 mi
- Briar Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Chimney Rocks: 1.8 mi
- Rocky Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Mont Alto State Park: 2.3 mi
- Pine Hill Recreation Area: 6.1 mi
- Northside Park: 6.5 mi
- Solit farm: 6.7 mi
- Old Benjamin Tenis Courts: 6.7 mi
- Caledonia Furnace: 5.0 mi
- 6th US Cavalry Regiment hospital marker: 6.7 mi
- CS Jones VA Cavalry Brigade marker: 6.7 mi
- Mason Dixon Line monument: 8.0 mi
- Manor of Maske: 9.8 mi
- Monterey Pass Battlefield Museum: 6.7 mi
- Renfrew Farm & Museum: 7.1 mi
- Frederick County Fire Museum: 12.7 mi
- Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Visitor Center: 12.9 mi
- Thompson House - Lee's HQ: 13.2 mi
- Travelers Spring: 1.6 mi
- Pearl Spring: 1.8 mi
- Chestnut Spring: 2.0 mi
- Knob Springs: 3.2 mi
- Poplar Spring: 5.2 mi
- Penn State Mont Alto Nittany Lion Shrine: 2.6 mi
- 42 West: 7.0 mi
- Founding Father's Memorial Statue: 11.4 mi
- St. Francis: 12.8 mi
- Fr. John Dubois: 13.0 mi
- Caledonia State Park: 5.4 mi
- Tumbling Run Game Preserve: 14.1 mi
- Frank Bentz Pond Fish Management Area: 15.2 mi
- A.M. Powell Hatchery Fish Management Area: 18.5 mi
- Sweeney, Carl and Rebecca Conservation: 18.8 mi
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 11.9 mi
- John Eisenhower Bridge: 12.2 mi
- Catoctin Furnace: 17.8 mi
- Pumpkin Cannon: 18.0 mi
- Children's Village of Washington County: 18.0 mi
- 9-11 Memorial Garden: 2.6 mi
- Peace Garden: 14.6 mi
- Shippensburg University Campus Farm: 15.7 mi
- Cameron-Masland Mansion Garden: 21.6 mi
- Owens Creek Picnic Area: 12.5 mi
- Chestnut Picnic Area: 12.9 mi
- Founder's Plaza: 13.0 mi
- Bear Valley Picnic Area: 20.6 mi
- Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 13.0 mi
- South Mountain Welcome Center: 21.9 mi
- Tartown: 2.4 mi
- Beach Front: 6.8 mi
- Clermont Crag: 6.9 mi
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 11.9 mi
- Cunningham Falls: 14.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.0 miles of Snowy Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Methodist Hill | N 6° | 631 m | 8.8 mi |
| Buzzard Peak | SE 132° | 593 m | 1.7 mi |
| Mitten Hill | NNE 14° | 587 m | 8.6 mi |
| The Knob | ENE 64° | 573 m | 3.0 mi |
| Rocky Mountain | NNW 340° | 570 m | 1.9 mi |
| Rocky Knob | NNE 18° | 566 m | 9.0 mi |
| Pleasant Peak | N 355° | 565 m | 6.5 mi |
| Pivot Rock | NNW 345° | 563 m | 2.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:47 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 20:02 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:33 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:06 | 16:49 |
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 | 37 | 49 | 59 | 67 | 71 | 70 | 63 | 52 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 2.9 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 5.1 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — S MTN, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357312924
Day trips start here
- Chambersburg · 11 mi
- Catoctin Mountain Park · 13 mi
- Gettysburg · 14 mi
- Thurmont · 15 mi
- Hagerstown · 18 mi
- Mercersburg · 22 mi
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