The Barrens
The Barrens rises to 489 m in Pennsylvania. Pine Knob stands 824 m to the west, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Horse Knob, a peak 1.7 miles away.
The story
Mountain in Pennsylvania, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49082127, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 489 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Horse Knob: 1.7 mi
- Balanced Rock: 2.4 mi
- Terrace Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Round Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Shirley Knob: 4.0 mi
- Woodcock Valley Community Park: 8.7 mi
- Riverside Park: 9.3 mi
- Weaver Falls Access Area: 9.7 mi
- Williamsburg Sportsmens Park: 10.0 mi
- Portstown Park: 11.4 mi
- Post Office and General Store: 5.2 mi
- former Phillips Sand Co. (2 plants): 8.3 mi
- old Glendower Sand Plant: 8.6 mi
- former site Juniata White Sand Co. plant : 8.8 mi
- Triangle : 8.8 mi
- Mapleton Historical Society: 8.8 mi
- Friends of the East Broad Top: 10.2 mi
- Swigart Museum: 10.8 mi
- East Broad Top Railroad: 11.6 mi
- Rockhill Trolley Museum: 11.6 mi
- Diehl Spring: 8.6 mi
- Mason Spring: 11.4 mi
- Weynant Spring: 19.1 mi
- Arch Spring: 20.1 mi
- Big Spring: 23.0 mi
- Bell Furnace Picnic Area: 14.8 mi
- Pine Hill Picnic Area: 21.8 mi
- Sideling Hill Picnic Area: 21.9 mi
- Pavillon 4: 22.9 mi
- Pavillon 2: 23.0 mi
- Old Cliffs: 5.3 mi
- Pulpit Rocks: 13.0 mi
- Donation Rocks: 18.4 mi
- Hunter Rock: 19.1 mi
- Indian Lookout: 20.4 mi
- Three Crosses of Mapleton: 9.1 mi
- Tank: 11.0 mi
- Spruce Creek Rail Tunnel East Portal: 18.8 mi
- Spruce Creek Rail Tunnel West Portal: 18.9 mi
- Old Duncansville Airmail field: 19.9 mi
- State Game Lands Number 261: 17.2 mi
- Rocky Ridge Natural Area: 20.6 mi
- State Game Lands Number 131: 22.7 mi
- State Game Lands Number 215: 24.1 mi
- Hemlocks Natural Area: 24.3 mi
- The Paper Trail: 11.5 mi
- Silent Descent: 12.4 mi
- IRON: 12.6 mi
- Golden Tiger Statue: 18.3 mi
- Boot: 18.8 mi
- Aitch: 4.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.9 miles of The Barrens. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Knob | W 271° | 824 m | 22.6 mi |
| Coot Hill | SW 228° | 757 m | 16.5 mi |
| Spruce Knob | W 266° | 751 m | 22.9 mi |
| Loop Mountain | WNW 285° | 750 m | 15.3 mi |
| Brush Mountain | NW 320° | 736 m | 18.5 mi |
| Butler Knob | ESE 111° | 708 m | 6.8 mi |
| Pulpit Hill | WSW 240° | 707 m | 14.1 mi |
| Bald Knob | S 188° | 702 m | 22.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:49 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 20:05 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:35 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 16:07 | 16:50 |
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 | 29 | 31 | 39 | 51 | 61 | 69 | 74 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Raystown Lake 2, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357316081
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