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Highest point in Montgomery County

Highest point in Montgomery County from directly overhead

Highest point in Montgomery County is an attraction in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 214 m. Topton Mountain stands 378 m to the west-northwest, 9.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Highest Point Montgomery County, a peak less than a tenth of a mile away. Delaware River Scenic Byway passes 23 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
CONGRATULATIONS!|YOU HAVE REACHED|THE HIGHEST POINT|IN|MONTGOMERY COUNTY|AT|715 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL!|AT|UPPER HANOVER TOWNSHIP|PARKS AND RECREATION
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Coordinates40.42715, -75.51259
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Kistler-Bitting YMCA Park: 1.6 mi
  • Camelot Park: 1.6 mi
  • Frederick J. Bieler Community Park: 1.7 mi
  • Upper Perkiomen Park: 1.7 mi
  • Camelot Park: 1.7 mi
Museums
Historic sites
  • World War II Memorial: 5.6 mi
  • Native American statue: 5.7 mi
  • Isaac Smith World War I and II memorial: 6.7 mi
  • Quakertown Veterans' War Memorial: 9.1 mi
  • Centennial Bridge: 9.5 mi
Attractions
Gardens: 49
Artworks: 39
  • Emma: 7.6 mi
  • Victor's Lament: 11.7 mi
  • Arts Walk Hamilton Connector: 12.3 mi
  • Court Street Arts Alley: 12.4 mi
  • Mr. Imagination's Sculpture Garden: 13.9 mi
Picnic sites: 20
  • Carousel Grove: 10.5 mi
  • Food Fest Grove: 10.5 mi
  • Parkside Pavillion: 10.7 mi
  • Charlie Brown's Clearing: 15.8 mi
  • Picinic Table (S): 16.4 mi
Springs: 13
  • Poorhouse Spring: 10.5 mi
  • Lehigh Park Spring: 10.9 mi
  • Crystal Spring: 11.7 mi
  • Helfrichs Spring: 13.9 mi
  • Baptism Creek Spring: 19.3 mi
Cliffs: 6
Rest areas: 3
  • 309 Truck Stop: 8.3 mi
  • Rest Area: 16.0 mi
  • King of Prussia Service Plaza: 24.5 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Wilson Avenue River Access: 17.7 mi
  • Walnutport Lehigh River Access: 22.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • High Falls: 22.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.8 miles of Highest point in Montgomery County. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Topton MountainWNW 291°378 m9.6 mi
Gap HillWNW 294°349 m7.0 mi
Long HillWSW 241°332 m11.3 mi
Fancy HillSW 235°331 m12.3 mi
Sand HillSW 234°318 m11.0 mi
Bauer RockNNE 22°317 m10.3 mi
Flint HillNE 51°308 m11.2 mi
Sheep HillW 267°307 m14.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3819:14
June solstice05:3319:5520:36
September equinox06:5018:2519:01
December solstice07:2215:5616:39

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283138506069747265534334
Precip in3.63.14.44.14.64.75.34.74.94.43.54.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sellersville, 12 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12670737093

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