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Third Mountain

Third Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Third Mountain rises to 488 m in Pennsylvania. Big Lick Mountain stands 545 m to the northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Hocker Park, a park 4.0 miles away. Route 419 Scenic Byway passes 21 miles off. 42 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in Pennsylvania, United States of America

Wikidata Q49083137, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
488 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.42036, -76.80997

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Hocker Park: 4.0 mi
  • Green Hills Family Park and Swim Club: 4.0 mi
  • Mount Laurel Park: 4.1 mi
  • Mount Laurel Park: 4.1 mi
  • Blue Mountain Lions Park: 4.4 mi
Attractions
Historic sites: 55
Peaks: 42
  • Stony Mountain: 7.3 mi
  • Berry Mountain: 8.0 mi
  • Round Top: 8.0 mi
  • Half Falls Mountain: 11.2 mi
  • Short Mountain: 12.1 mi
Museums: 29
Artworks: 26
  • Dance of Eternal Spring: 10.0 mi
  • Andrew Curtin statue: 10.4 mi
  • The Gallery at Walnut Place: 11.5 mi
  • John F. Hartranft Statue: 11.5 mi
  • Boies Penrose Statue: 11.6 mi
Gardens: 24
Nature reserves: 21
Picnic sites: 8
  • Minnich's Hit Picnic Area: 7.8 mi
  • Rowland Picnic Area: 8.1 mi
  • Hemlock Grove: 11.4 mi
  • Original Carrousel Circle: 12.3 mi
  • Quitte Creek Nature Park: 17.2 mi
Springs: 7
  • Pine Springs: 4.3 mi
  • Spring Creek Springs: 13.3 mi
  • Eichelberger Spring: 14.4 mi
  • Spring Lake Spring: 14.5 mi
  • Orr's Bridge Spring: 14.6 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Concrete Beach: 12.0 mi
  • Mt. Gretna Lake & Beach: 21.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Acrigg's Falls: 17.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Third Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big Lick MountainNE 44°545 m17.2 mi
Short MountainNNE 22°500 m12.1 mi
Good Spring MountainNE 48°500 m21.5 mi
Bear MountainNE 38°496 m16.8 mi
Stony MountainENE 62°491 m7.3 mi
Panther HeadENE 59°473 m22.1 mi
Berry MountainN 354°435 m8.0 mi
Round TopNE 43°422 m8.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4319:19
June solstice05:3820:0120:42
September equinox06:5518:3019:06
December solstice07:2816:0116:45

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283038495968727164524233
Precip in3.62.83.94.54.44.95.14.35.64.53.34.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dehart DAM, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1193530 — Third Mountain, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.

OpenStreetMap element node/357323087

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