Chimney Rock Overlook
Chimney Rock Overlook is a cliff in Pennsylvania, at a recorded elevation of 290 m. The Winehead stands 724 m to the northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Penns Creek Mountain, a peak 1.2 miles away. Bucktail Trail passes 21 miles off.
What the record says
- Height
- 61 m
- Elevation
- 290 m
How to reach it
- 21.5 mi off the Bucktail Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Penns Creek Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Third Green Knob: 2.4 mi
- Second Green Knob: 2.8 mi
- Short Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Short Knob: 2.9 mi
- Joyce Kilmer Monument: 3.1 mi
- Lincoln Park: 6.0 mi
- McClure Station Park: 9.7 mi
- Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Park: 9.9 mi
- McCall Field: 11.1 mi
- Cold Spring: 3.5 mi
- Hickernell Spring: 5.0 mi
- Potpie Spring: 5.4 mi
- Sheep Pen Spring: 5.5 mi
- Cinder Pile Spring: 5.9 mi
- Railroad Bed Historical Marker: 6.3 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 9.9 mi
- James Beck Round Barn: 15.4 mi
- Captain Green Monument: 15.5 mi
- Indian Monument: 18.3 mi
- Mifflinburg Buggy Museum: 13.8 mi
- Mifflinburg Historical Society Museum: 14.0 mi
- Clinton Central Model Railroad Club: 20.6 mi
- Piper Aviation Museum: 21.0 mi
- Heisey House Museum: 21.5 mi
- Poe Valley State Park: 9.5 mi
- State Game Lands Number 201: 12.8 mi
- State Game Lands Number 107: 15.7 mi
- Northeast Fishery Center: 16.4 mi
- State Game Lands Number 255: 20.1 mi
- Snyder-Middleswarth Picnic Area: 2.6 mi
- Rock Springs Picnic Area: 2.8 mi
- Hairy Johns PIcnic Area: 4.6 mi
- Tea Springs Picnic Area: 16.0 mi
- St. Agnes Picnic Grounds: 21.3 mi
- Red Candle Island: 2.5 mi
- Penn's Cave & Wildlife Park: 16.6 mi
- Lewistown Armory: 20.6 mi
- J. Doyle Corman Amphitheater and Floating Stage: 21.5 mi
- Beer Tap: 21.8 mi
- Long Lane Flower & Garden: 10.0 mi
- Tripollinator Garden: 21.7 mi
- "Holy Toledo" roadcut: 15.7 mi
- Rocks at Laurel Creek Reservoir: 19.0 mi
- Rosecran Falls: 15.9 mi
- Rosecrans Falls: 15.9 mi
- Clinton County Rest Area Eastbound: 16.0 mi
- Clinton County Rest Area Westbound: 16.0 mi
- Kish park beach access: 20.5 mi
- Beach access to Kish Creek: 22.3 mi
- The Lorax Statue: 21.8 mi
- Bald Eagle Statue: 22.1 mi
- Ingleby: 7.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.1 miles of Chimney Rock Overlook. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Winehead | NW 312° | 724 m | 12.0 mi |
| Strong Mountain | WSW 242° | 672 m | 9.6 mi |
| Thick Mountain | NW 309° | 671 m | 3.8 mi |
| White Mountain | WSW 253° | 671 m | 4.6 mi |
| Winkelblech Mountain | NNW 340° | 668 m | 5.3 mi |
| Shriner Mountain | NNW 339° | 665 m | 7.2 mi |
| Paddy Mountain | NNE 19° | 660 m | 3.1 mi |
| Spruce Mountain | WSW 251° | 659 m | 10.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:45 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 20:04 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:01 | 16:45 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 32 | 39 | 51 | 62 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 54 | 42 | 33 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Laurelton CTR, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12739946649
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