Wildcat Hill
Wildcat Hill rises to 465 m in Pennsylvania. Snowy Mountain stands 637 m to the south-southwest, 7.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Wigwam Hill, a peak 1.2 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 13 miles off.
The story
Hill in Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States.
Wikidata Q49089976, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 465 m
How to reach it
- 13.2 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 16.8 mi off the Old Main Streets
- 24.4 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
Overlooks nearby
- CS Sharpshooter's position · 14 mi
- Chimney Rock · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Wigwam Hill: 1.2 mi
- Graefenburg Hill: 1.3 mi
- Wolf Hill: 1.4 mi
- Quarry Gap Hill: 1.6 mi
- Mitten Hill: 1.8 mi
- Caledonia Furnace: 2.3 mi
- 6th US Cavalry Regiment hospital marker: 8.2 mi
- CS Jones VA Cavalry Brigade marker: 8.3 mi
- Manor of Maske: 8.5 mi
- Camp Michaux: 9.4 mi
- Guilford Township Norlo Park: 6.9 mi
- Greene Township Municipal Park: 7.8 mi
- Mont Alto State Park: 7.9 mi
- Dykeman Park: 8.6 mi
- Southampton Park: 8.6 mi
- Cumberland Valley Railroad Museum: 9.4 mi
- Conrail Museum: 9.4 mi
- The Fashion Archives at Shippensburg University: 10.0 mi
- National Apple Museum: 10.3 mi
- Appalachian Trail Museum: 10.3 mi
- Knob Springs: 5.0 mi
- Poplar Spring: 5.7 mi
- Tar Kettle Springs: 6.4 mi
- Travelers Spring: 7.6 mi
- Pearl Spring: 7.7 mi
- Penn State Mont Alto Nittany Lion Shrine: 7.9 mi
- Votive 8: 9.7 mi
- Mouse Rock Statue: 9.9 mi
- Founding Father's Memorial Statue: 11.4 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 11.9 mi
- Caledonia State Park: 2.0 mi
- Tumbling Run Game Preserve: 7.3 mi
- State Game Lands Number 76: 18.8 mi
- Frank Bentz Pond Fish Management Area: 21.4 mi
- State Game Lands Number 305: 21.7 mi
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 12.9 mi
- John Eisenhower Bridge: 13.2 mi
- Pumpkin Cannon: 23.8 mi
- Catoctin Furnace: 24.1 mi
- Hagerstown Cultural Trail: 24.7 mi
- 9-11 Memorial Garden: 7.9 mi
- Peace Garden: 9.1 mi
- Shippensburg University Campus Farm: 9.7 mi
- Cameron-Masland Mansion Garden: 14.8 mi
- West Locust Community Garden: 23.3 mi
- Founder's Plaza: 17.9 mi
- Bear Valley Picnic Area: 19.1 mi
- Owens Creek Picnic Area: 19.2 mi
- Chestnut Picnic Area: 19.5 mi
- Clermont Crag: 13.6 mi
- Chimney Rocks: 24.0 mi
- Tartown: 7.6 mi
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 12.9 mi
- Beach Front: 13.7 mi
- Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 16.9 mi
- Cunningham Falls: 20.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.6 miles of Wildcat Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snowy Mountain | SSW 200° | 637 m | 7.0 mi |
| Methodist Hill | NW 323° | 631 m | 2.6 mi |
| Big Flat Tower | NNE 23° | 628 m | 5.4 mi |
| Strasbaugh Hill | NNE 32° | 605 m | 3.1 mi |
| Ram Hill | NNE 33° | 595 m | 3.7 mi |
| Buzzard Peak | S 189° | 593 m | 7.8 mi |
| Mitten Hill | NNW 348° | 587 m | 1.8 mi |
| Sier Hill | N 9° | 586 m | 2.4 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 | 16:06 | 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 | 29 | 31 | 38 | 50 | 60 | 69 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 42 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 2.7 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.9 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cashtown 1S, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357320418
Day trips start here
- Chambersburg · 11 mi
- Gettysburg · 13 mi
- Catoctin Mountain Park · 19 mi
- Thurmont · 21 mi
- Hagerstown · 25 mi
- Mercersburg · 25 mi
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