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Wolfpit Hill

Wolfpit Hill, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates39.98926, -77.21276

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • 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
Historic sites
Museums: 36
Springs: 21
  • 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
Artworks: 17
Gardens: 11
  • 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
Nature reserves: 7
Picnic sites: 3
  • Picnic Area: 12.3 mi
  • Picnic Area: 14.1 mi
  • Founder's Plaza: 22.5 mi
Attractions: 2
Cliffs: 2
Covered bridges: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 20.1 mi
Beaches: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big Flat TowerW 275°628 m10.3 mi
Strasbaugh HillW 262°605 m10.9 mi
Ram HillW 265°595 m10.5 mi
Mitten HillW 260°587 m13.0 mi
Sier HillW 262°586 m12.2 mi
Rocky KnobW 260°566 m12.3 mi
Wolf HillWSW 258°551 m13.0 mi
Wigwam HillWSW 256°549 m13.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4519:21
June solstice05:4120:0120:42
September equinox06:5718:3219:08
December solstice07:2816:0416:47

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303240526271757366554435
Precip in3.52.63.63.94.44.23.63.75.23.93.23.4

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357320812

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