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Tharp Knob

Tharp Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Tharp Knob rises to 580 m in Pennsylvania. Mount Davis stands 979 m to the east-southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Tharp Knob Picnic Area, a picnic site 0.5 miles away. Laurel Highlands Scenic Byway passes 0.9 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Pennsylvania, United States of America

Wikidata Q49082076, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
580 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.87841, -79.50754

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Stewart on the Green: 1.0 mi
  • Izaac Walton Park, Uniontown Chapter: 4.9 mi
  • Lafayette Square: 5.5 mi
  • The Chateau Terrace: 5.6 mi
  • Braddock's Grave - Fort Necessity National Battlefield: 5.8 mi
Historic sites: 18
  • Braddock's Grave: 5.9 mi
  • Fort Necessity: 6.2 mi
  • Brownfield Honor Roll: 10.9 mi
  • P&LE Dickerson Run roundhouse: 14.4 mi
  • Scottdale War Memorial: 15.9 mi
Museums: 14
  • Speyer Gallery: 2.9 mi
  • Mt. Washington Tavern: 6.0 mi
  • Fort Necessity Visitor Center: 6.1 mi
  • Cole and Coke Heritage Center: 9.3 mi
  • Laurel Hill Visitor Center: 16.1 mi
Attractions: 13
  • Kentuck Knob Visitor's Center: 0.9 mi
  • Flatrock: 1.9 mi
  • Fallingwater: 2.8 mi
  • Wharton Furnace: 7.8 mi
  • Laurel Ridge State Park XC Skiing Concession Building: 9.0 mi
Nature reserves: 9
Cliffs: 8
Artworks: 7
  • Metal Sculpture: 8.4 mi
  • Statue of Thomas Jefferson and Albert Gallatin: 11.7 mi
  • Blind Skier and Camper Art Installation: 23.0 mi
  • Albert Gallatin Statue: 23.5 mi
  • Blaze the Vulcan: 23.8 mi
Waterfalls: 5
Springs: 4
  • Cool Spring: 8.1 mi
  • Paterson Spring: 13.7 mi
  • Baughman Spring: 18.8 mi
  • Kooser Spring: 18.8 mi
Rest areas: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Picnic sites: 2
  • Tharp Knob Picnic Area: 0.5 mi
  • Cucumber Run Picnic Area: 1.4 mi
Gardens: 1
  • The Chateau Gardens: 5.6 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.5 miles of Tharp Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DavisESE 110°979 m18.7 mi
Baughman RocksESE 108°961 m18.8 mi
Glade MountainESE 111°936 m17.3 mi
2768 feetNE 48°923 m16.9 mi
Zehner HillSE 125°914 m19.5 mi
Ringer HillESE 120°903 m19.1 mi
Maust HillESE 122°901 m19.3 mi
Vought RockESE 103°898 m19.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2218:5519:30
June solstice05:5120:1020:51
September equinox07:0618:4119:17
December solstice07:3716:1416:57

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252736475664676659493830
Precip in4.64.15.04.75.25.74.64.54.73.84.14.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chalk Hill 2 ENE, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357316075

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