Wolf Hill
Wolf Hill rises to 551 m in Pennsylvania. Snowy Mountain stands 637 m to the south-southwest, 8.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Mitten Hill, a peak 0.5 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 14 miles off.
The story
hill in Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States
Wikidata Q49090723, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 551 m
How to reach it
- 14.1 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 18.1 mi off the Old Main Streets
- 25.4 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
Overlooks nearby
- CS Sharpshooter's position · 16 mi
- Chimney Rock · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mitten Hill: 0.5 mi
- Rocky Knob: 0.9 mi
- Wigwam Hill: 0.9 mi
- Sier Hill: 1.2 mi
- Wildcat Hill: 1.4 mi
- Caledonia Furnace: 3.2 mi
- Shippensburg University Coordinates: 8.4 mi
- Memorial Auditorium: 8.4 mi
- Camp Michaux: 8.6 mi
- Manor of Maske: 9.4 mi
- Guilford Township Norlo Park: 7.0 mi
- Greene Township Municipal Park: 7.1 mi
- Southampton Park: 7.3 mi
- Dykeman Park: 7.3 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 7.9 mi
- Cumberland Valley Railroad Museum: 8.1 mi
- Conrail Museum: 8.1 mi
- The Fashion Archives at Shippensburg University: 8.7 mi
- Appalachian Trail Museum: 9.7 mi
- National Apple Museum: 10.6 mi
- Tar Kettle Springs: 5.5 mi
- Knob Springs: 6.3 mi
- The Spring: 6.9 mi
- Poplar Spring: 7.0 mi
- Falling Spring: 8.4 mi
- Votive 8: 8.4 mi
- Mouse Rock Statue: 8.6 mi
- Penn State Mont Alto Nittany Lion Shrine: 8.8 mi
- Founding Father's Memorial Statue: 11.1 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 11.2 mi
- Picnic Area: 15.3 mi
- Picnic Area: 15.5 mi
- Bear Valley Picnic Area: 18.4 mi
- Founder's Plaza: 19.2 mi
- Owens Creek Picnic Area: 20.5 mi
- Caledonia State Park: 2.9 mi
- Tumbling Run Game Preserve: 6.5 mi
- State Game Lands Number 76: 17.9 mi
- State Game Lands Number 305: 21.1 mi
- Frank E. Masland, Jr. Natural Area: 21.3 mi
- Peace Garden: 7.9 mi
- Shippensburg University Campus Farm: 8.4 mi
- 9-11 Memorial Garden: 8.8 mi
- Cameron-Masland Mansion Garden: 14.0 mi
- West Locust Community Garden: 22.4 mi
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 14.1 mi
- John Eisenhower Bridge: 14.3 mi
- Clermont Crag: 14.9 mi
- Chimney Rocks: 22.7 mi
- Tartown: 9.0 mi
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 14.1 mi
- Beach Front: 14.9 mi
- Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 18.2 mi
- Cunningham Falls: 22.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.3 miles of Wolf Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snowy Mountain | SSW 196° | 637 m | 8.2 mi |
| Methodist Hill | WNW 301° | 631 m | 1.5 mi |
| Big Flat Tower | NNE 34° | 628 m | 4.4 mi |
| Strasbaugh Hill | NE 56° | 605 m | 2.3 mi |
| Ram Hill | NE 52° | 595 m | 2.9 mi |
| Buzzard Peak | S 186° | 593 m | 9.1 mi |
| Mitten Hill | NNW 346° | 587 m | 0.5 mi |
| Sier Hill | NNE 32° | 586 m | 1.2 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, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1191658 — Wolf Hill, Adams County, Pennsylvania.
OpenStreetMap element node/357320778
Day trips start here
- Chambersburg · 11 mi
- Gettysburg · 14 mi
- Catoctin Mountain Park · 21 mi
- Thurmont · 22 mi
- Hagerstown · 25 mi
- Mercersburg · 25 mi
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