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Demon Drop

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Demon Drop is an attraction in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 94 m. Bake Oven Knob stands 483 m to the northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Thunder Creek Mountain, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Warren Heritage Scenic Byway passes 23 miles off.

What to expect

Step-free access
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates40.58063, -75.53404

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
  • Thunder Creek Mountain: 0.0 mi
  • Thunder Creek Mountain: 0.1 mi
  • Thunder Creek Mountain: 0.1 mi
  • Dominator: 0.1 mi
  • Tilt-A-Whirl: 0.1 mi
Parks
  • Bungalow Park: 0.3 mi
  • Cedar Creek Parkway West: 0.4 mi
  • Cedar Creek Parkway East: 0.5 mi
  • South Whitehall Chase Park: 0.6 mi
  • Cedar Creek Parkway West: 0.7 mi
Historic sites
Nature reserves
Peaks
Museums: 57
Gardens: 32
Artworks: 21
  • Victor's Lament: 1.7 mi
  • Arts Walk Hamilton Connector: 3.7 mi
  • Court Street Arts Alley: 3.7 mi
  • Emma: 3.9 mi
  • Early Settlers Statue: 7.6 mi
Springs: 16
  • Poorhouse Spring: 0.5 mi
  • Lehigh Park Spring: 2.7 mi
  • Crystal Spring: 2.9 mi
  • Helfrichs Spring: 4.0 mi
  • Bake Oven Knob Shelter Spring #3: 15.5 mi
Picnic sites: 15
  • Food Fest Grove: 0.1 mi
  • Parkside Pavillion: 0.1 mi
  • Carousel Grove: 0.2 mi
  • Picinic Table (C): 9.1 mi
  • Picinic Table (C): 9.1 mi
Waterfalls: 7
  • Princess Run Waterfall: 19.6 mi
  • Wild Creek Falls: 21.4 mi
  • High Falls: 21.4 mi
  • Lower Falls: 24.3 mi
  • Onoko Falls: 24.4 mi
Cliffs: 6
Beaches: 5
  • Walnutport Lehigh River Access: 12.2 mi
  • Wilson Avenue River Access: 12.3 mi
  • Dunbars Lehigh River Access: 19.6 mi
  • Jim Thorpe Lehigh River Access: 22.3 mi
  • Glen Onoko Lehigh River Access: 24.0 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Rest Area: 8.8 mi
  • 309 Truck Stop: 10.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.8 miles of Demon Drop. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bake Oven KnobNW 318°483 m15.6 mi
Topton MountainSW 227°378 m10.6 mi
Gap HillSW 214°349 m9.3 mi
Bauer RockESE 102°317 m5.2 mi
Sandstone RidgeNNW 341°311 m10.2 mi
Flint HillESE 110°308 m10.4 mi
Gaffney HillENE 78°308 m15.0 mi
KirchbergE 87°305 m11.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:3819:14
June solstice05:3219:5620:37
September equinox06:5018:2519:01
December solstice07:2315:5516:39

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303241526271767466554435
Precip in3.32.83.63.73.64.45.34.64.84.13.23.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Allentown Lehigh VLY Intl AP, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/232833655

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