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Beam Rocks

Beam Rocks, seen from above at true elevation

Beam Rocks is a cliff in Pennsylvania, at a recorded elevation of 810 m. Mount Davis stands 979 m to the south, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Laurel Summit State Park, a nature reserve 1.5 miles away. Laurel Highlands Scenic Byway passes 7.3 miles off. 48 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
810 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.13258, -79.15690

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Laurel Summit State Park: 2.4 mi
  • Linn Run State Park: 4.3 mi
  • Quecreek Mine Rescue Site: 5.3 mi
  • Laurel Mountain Park: 5.4 mi
  • Somerset Historical Center: 5.9 mi
Peaks: 48
Attractions: 40
  • Treehouse (O the Owl, Katerina): 10.8 mi
  • Museum-Go_Round (Miss Elaina): 10.8 mi
  • Clock Factory (Dad Tiger): 10.8 mi
  • King Friday's Castle: 10.8 mi
  • Mr. McFeeley: 10.8 mi
Historic sites: 25
  • Monument for Life: 5.3 mi
  • Quecreek Mine Accident And Rescue: 5.3 mi
  • Fort Ligonier: 8.6 mi
  • Mt. Hope School: 8.7 mi
  • CCC Monument: 10.7 mi
Museums: 17
Nature reserves: 7
Gardens: 5
  • Monastic Garden Area: 16.6 mi
  • Winnie Palmer Nature Reserve Colonial Garden: 16.6 mi
  • Laurel Ave Community Garden: 18.7 mi
  • Penn State Master Gardeners’ Richard E. Thorn Memorial Gardens: 21.8 mi
  • Formal Garden: 22.2 mi
Cliffs: 4
Waterfalls: 4
  • Cole Run Falls: 13.0 mi
  • Turtle Falls: 18.1 mi
  • Hinckston Falls: 21.7 mi
  • Sugar Run Falls: 23.6 mi
Springs: 3
  • Kooser Spring: 6.8 mi
  • Paterson Spring: 12.2 mi
  • Baughman Spring: 23.4 mi
Artworks: 2
  • Birdhouse: 9.5 mi
  • Morley’s Dog: 18.3 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Keystone Beach: 20.4 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Beam Rocks. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DavisS 183°979 m24.0 mi
Baughman RocksS 182°961 m23.4 mi
Glade MountainS 186°936 m23.8 mi
2768 feetSW 223°923 m8.6 mi
Vought RockS 179°898 m21.9 mi
Bald KnobWSW 243°893 m2.7 mi
Painter Rock HillWSW 239°893 m8.7 mi
Birch Rock HillSW 235°891 m10.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5319:29
June solstice05:4820:0920:50
September equinox07:0518:4019:16
December solstice07:3616:1216:55

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232533455562666559483728
Precip in4.43.54.74.95.55.95.14.84.84.24.34.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Laurel Summit, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/357344481

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