Spruce Knob

Spruce Knob: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Spruce Knob

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Spruce Knob — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.30813, -78.52029. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Spruce Knob

• Pine Knob · viewpoint · Blair · ~3 km · Must-see
• Schaefer Head · viewpoint · Blair · ~5 km · Must-see
• Ritchey Knob · viewpoint · Blair · ~5 km · Must-see
• Blue Knob · viewpoint · Bedford · ~5 km · Must-see
• Herman Point · viewpoint · Bedford · ~6 km · Must-see
• Blue Knob State Park · park · Bedford · ~8 km · Must-see
• Dunning Mountain · viewpoint · Bedford · ~11 km · Must-see
• State Game Lands Number 41 · sanctuary · Bedford · ~13 km · Must-see
• Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site · sanctuary · Cambria · ~20 km · Must-see
• State Game Lands Number 147 · sanctuary · Blair · ~25 km · Must-see
• Gallitzin State Forest · sanctuary · Cambria · ~25 km · Must-see
• Leap-The-Dips · park · Blair · ~26 km · Must-see
• Lakemont Park · park · Blair · ~26 km · Must-see
• Lake Altoona Dam · lake · Blair · ~26 km · Must-see
• Horseshoe Curve · fort · Blair · ~27 km · Must-see
• Horseshoe Curve National Historic Landmark · sanctuary · Blair · ~27 km · Must-see
• Johnstown Flood National Memorial · sanctuary · Cambria · ~27 km · Must-see
• Temple Beth Israel · temple · Blair · ~28 km · Must-see

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Other hill stations & viewpoints near Spruce Knob

• Pine Knob · viewpoint · Blair · ~3 km · Must-see
• Schaefer Head · viewpoint · Blair · ~5 km · Must-see
• Ritchey Knob · viewpoint · Blair · ~5 km · Must-see
• Blue Knob · viewpoint · Bedford · ~5 km · Must-see
• Herman Point · viewpoint · Bedford · ~6 km · Must-see
• Dunning Mountain · viewpoint · Bedford · ~11 km · Must-see
• Evitts Mountain · viewpoint · Bedford · ~29 km · Must-see
• Tussey Mountain · viewpoint · Bedford · ~34 km · Must-see
• Allegheny Front Hawk Watch · viewpoint · Bedford · ~38 km · Must-see
• Kinton Knob · viewpoint · Bedford · ~41 km · Must-see

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