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High Knob

Pennsylvania

About

High Knob is a summit in Loyalsock State Forest in Pennsylvania, about 5 miles from the town of Forksville. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical July highs reach about 78°F with lows near 58°F, while September cools to around 68°F by day, according to averages from the nearby Laporte weather station. Winter is much colder, with January highs around 29°F and snow on roughly nine days that month. The High Knob Trail starts about a mile away, and the Loyalsock Trail passes within about 2 miles. Walnut Run Trail and Stony Run Trail are also close by, each a little over 2 miles from the summit.

Summit Facts

Summit elevation

2,027 ft

Elevation from USGS 3D Elevation Program terrain data (about 10 m resolution).

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Location

High Knob

Pennsylvania

Name and location: U.S. Geological Survey, Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). Elevation: USGS 3D Elevation Program. View the GNIS record.

Facts about this place

When to go

Best time to go: May–Sep. The mildest months here, with typical highs of 65–78°F and lows of 44–58°F.

Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Laporte, PA weather station, 9.4 mi away. High / low in °F, and days with snow.

  1. Jan29° high14° low9 days with snow
  2. Feb32° high15° low8 days with snow
  3. Mar40° high22° low6 days with snow
  4. Apr54° high33° low2 days with snow
  5. May65° high44° low
  6. Jun73° high54° low
  7. Jul78° high58° low
  8. Aug75° high56° low
  9. Sep68° high49° low
  10. Oct56° high38° low1 days with snow
  11. Nov44° high29° low3 days with snow
  12. Dec34° high20° low6 days with snow

Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020

Where it is

  • Loyalsock State Forest · Public land
Nearest town
Forksville, Pennsylvania · 4.9 mi

Source: NIFC Jurisdictional Units; USGS GNIS populated places

Nearby

Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)

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