Wolfpit Hill
Wolfpit Hill rises to 295 m in Pennsylvania. Big Flat Tower stands 628 m to the west, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Rampike Hill, a peak 1.6 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 6.8 miles off.
The story
mountain in Pennsylvania, United States of America
Wikidata Q49090809, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 295 m
How to reach it
- 6.8 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 20.5 mi off the Old Main Streets
- 25.9 mi off the Mason and Dixon Byway
- 29.3 mi off the Falls Road
Overlooks nearby
- CS Sharpshooter's position · 14 mi
- Chimney Rock · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Rampike Hill: 1.6 mi
- Big Hill: 1.8 mi
- Chestnut Hill: 2.6 mi
- Tysons Hill: 2.6 mi
- Round Top: 2.8 mi
- Oakside Community Park: 4.8 mi
- Dog Playground: 4.9 mi
- Pine Grove Furnace State Park: 5.1 mi
- Griest Community Park: 5.3 mi
- Latimore Valley Fair Grounds: 7.5 mi
- York Springs: 5.2 mi
- Brickyard: 5.5 mi
- Iron Furnace: 5.8 mi
- Camp Michaux: 7.5 mi
- Jackattack Monument: 8.5 mi
- National Apple Museum: 4.7 mi
- Ye Olde Sulphur Spa Historical Society: 5.3 mi
- Appalachian Trail Museum: 5.8 mi
- Eastern Museum of MotorSports Racing: 7.3 mi
- Adams County Historical Society: 10.2 mi
- The Spring: 6.1 mi
- Tar Kettle Springs: 9.1 mi
- Bucher Spring: 9.3 mi
- Katelysine Spring: 10.7 mi
- Menchey’s Spring: 11.7 mi
- Return visit: 11.0 mi
- Women's Memorial: 11.7 mi
- Abraham Lincoln at Gettysburg: 12.3 mi
- Benjamin Rush: 14.8 mi
- Sacred Heart of Jesus Statue: 15.0 mi
- Cameron-Masland Mansion Garden: 7.8 mi
- West Locust Community Garden: 14.9 mi
- Grantham Community Garden: 16.6 mi
- Shippensburg University Campus Farm: 16.8 mi
- Filbert/Diller Corner Garden: 17.2 mi
- Tumbling Run Game Preserve: 8.0 mi
- State Game Lands Number 305: 10.2 mi
- Caledonia State Park: 15.0 mi
- State Game Lands Number 242: 15.2 mi
- Cave Hill Nature Center: 16.1 mi
- Picnic Area: 12.3 mi
- Picnic Area: 14.1 mi
- Founder's Plaza: 22.5 mi
- John Eisenhower Bridge: 13.5 mi
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 13.7 mi
- Clermont Crag: 22.7 mi
- Chimney Rocks: 24.5 mi
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 13.7 mi
- Tartown: 17.3 mi
- Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 20.1 mi
- Beach Front: 23.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.1 miles of Wolfpit Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Flat Tower | W 275° | 628 m | 10.3 mi |
| Strasbaugh Hill | W 262° | 605 m | 10.9 mi |
| Ram Hill | W 265° | 595 m | 10.5 mi |
| Mitten Hill | W 260° | 587 m | 13.0 mi |
| Sier Hill | W 262° | 586 m | 12.2 mi |
| Rocky Knob | W 260° | 566 m | 12.3 mi |
| Wolf Hill | WSW 258° | 551 m | 13.0 mi |
| Wigwam Hill | WSW 256° | 549 m | 13.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:45 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 20:01 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:04 | 16:47 |
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 | 32 | 40 | 52 | 62 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 5.2 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Biglerville, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357320812
Day trips start here
- Gettysburg · 11 mi
- Hanover · 17 mi
- Chambersburg · 24 mi
- York · 26 mi
- Catoctin Mountain Park · 27 mi
- Thurmont · 27 mi
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