Tobacco Patch Mountain
Tobacco Patch Mountain rises to 474 m in Pennsylvania. Methodist Hill stands 631 m to the south-southwest, 6.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Sliding Rock Mountain, a peak 1.3 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 15 miles off.
The story
hill in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States
Wikidata Q49084056, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 474 m
How to reach it
- 15.5 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 23.5 mi off the Old Main Streets
Overlooks nearby
- CS Sharpshooter's position · 19 mi
- Chimney Rock · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Sliding Rock Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Long Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Big Flat Tower: 2.6 mi
- Chimney Rocks: 2.7 mi
- Lewis Rocks: 3.0 mi
- Southampton Park: 3.8 mi
- Dykeman Park: 5.5 mi
- Food Plot: 5.6 mi
- Shippensburg Township Park: 5.8 mi
- Eckels Field: 5.9 mi
- Camp Michaux: 3.8 mi
- Iron Furnace: 5.6 mi
- Brickyard: 5.8 mi
- Jackattack Monument: 5.9 mi
- Memorial Auditorium: 6.0 mi
- Appalachian Trail Museum: 5.6 mi
- Cumberland Valley Railroad Museum: 5.9 mi
- Conrail Museum: 5.9 mi
- The Fashion Archives at Shippensburg University: 6.3 mi
- National Apple Museum: 11.3 mi
- Tar Kettle Springs: 2.6 mi
- Bucher Spring: 6.8 mi
- The Spring: 6.8 mi
- Cool Spring: 9.2 mi
- Alexander Spring: 11.8 mi
- Votive 8: 6.0 mi
- Mouse Rock Statue: 6.1 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 13.3 mi
- Founding Father's Memorial Statue: 15.0 mi
- Penn State Mont Alto Nittany Lion Shrine: 15.4 mi
- Picnic Area: 18.7 mi
- Picnic Area: 19.2 mi
- Bear Valley Picnic Area: 19.6 mi
- Pavillon 5: 20.2 mi
- Pavillon 1: 20.3 mi
- Tumbling Run Game Preserve: 3.3 mi
- Caledonia State Park: 9.5 mi
- Frank E. Masland, Jr. Natural Area: 15.9 mi
- State Game Lands Number 305: 16.3 mi
- Cave Hill Nature Center: 17.2 mi
- Shippensburg University Campus Farm: 5.7 mi
- Peace Garden: 6.7 mi
- Cameron-Masland Mansion Garden: 8.5 mi
- 9-11 Memorial Garden: 15.3 mi
- West Locust Community Garden: 16.3 mi
- Chimney Rocks: 16.8 mi
- Clermont Crag: 21.4 mi
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 18.2 mi
- John Eisenhower Bridge: 18.3 mi
- Tartown: 15.3 mi
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 18.2 mi
- Beach Front: 21.5 mi
- Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 23.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.1 miles of Tobacco Patch Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Methodist Hill | SSW 213° | 631 m | 6.5 mi |
| Big Flat Tower | S 176° | 628 m | 2.6 mi |
| Strasbaugh Hill | S 184° | 605 m | 4.9 mi |
| Ram Hill | S 179° | 595 m | 4.4 mi |
| Mitten Hill | SSW 202° | 587 m | 6.2 mi |
| Sier Hill | SSW 197° | 586 m | 5.4 mi |
| The Knob | S 188° | 573 m | 13.0 mi |
| Rocky Mountain | SSW 202° | 570 m | 13.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:46 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 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, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357316484
Day trips start here
- Chambersburg · 15 mi
- Gettysburg · 17 mi
- Catoctin Mountain Park · 27 mi
- Hanover · 28 mi
- Thurmont · 28 mi
- Mercersburg · 30 mi
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