Chinese Wall
Chinese Wall is a cliff in Pennsylvania, at a recorded elevation of 456 m. Big Mountain stands 552 m to the north-northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Canal Lock, a historic site 2.8 miles away. Route 419 Scenic Byway passes 19 miles off. 38 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 456 m
How to reach it
- 18.7 mi off the Route 419 Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Tower City Park: 3.1 mi
- Stoney Park: 5.0 mi
- Williamstown Community Park: 5.6 mi
- Fairview Cemetery: 6.0 mi
- Valley View Park: 6.5 mi
- The General: 7.1 mi
- Music Express: 18.5 mi
- Tiny Tracks: 18.5 mi
- Lightning Racer: 18.5 mi
- Auntie Mortem's Abattoir: 18.5 mi
- Canal Lock: 2.8 mi
- William F. Shanaman Monument: 11.8 mi
- Union Canal Tunnel: 14.0 mi
- Fort Snyder Monument: 15.8 mi
- 10th Ward Honor Roll: 17.0 mi
- Big Lick Mountain: 4.7 mi
- Swope Mountain: 4.8 mi
- Panther Head: 5.0 mi
- Good Spring Mountain: 5.9 mi
- Bear Mountain: 6.4 mi
- Golden Age Air Museum: 14.3 mi
- Light's Fort: 14.5 mi
- Suzanne H Arnold Art Gallery: 14.8 mi
- Chestnut Street Log House: 15.2 mi
- Rescue Fire Musuem: 17.1 mi
- Greenland Tract - Weiser State Forest: 4.1 mi
- State Game Lands Number 160: 10.1 mi
- Haldeman Tract - Weiser State Forest: 12.6 mi
- Weiser State Forest - Taylorsville Tract: 13.8 mi
- Second Mountain Tract - Weiser State Forest: 14.3 mi
- Hemlock Grove: 9.3 mi
- Main Campfire Circle: 10.4 mi
- Ampitheater: 10.6 mi
- Swing Circle: 10.7 mi
- Minnich's Hit Picnic Area: 11.6 mi
- Saint Paul's Community Labyrinth: 3.4 mi
- Peace Garden: 14.7 mi
- Leon and Ethel Yeiser Rose Garden: 14.7 mi
- Northside Garden: 16.1 mi
- Weidner Garden: 17.8 mi
- "Hot Dog" Frank statue: 14.7 mi
- Cuewe-Pehelle Statue: 14.8 mi
- Summer: 18.2 mi
- Spring: 18.2 mi
- Fall: 18.2 mi
- Penryth Spring: 14.9 mi
- Pine Spring: 18.7 mi
- Spring Creek Springs: 18.8 mi
- Pine Springs: 20.6 mi
- Schaefferstown Spring: 21.2 mi
- Acrigg's Falls: 3.1 mi
- Swatara Falls: 12.5 mi
- Un-named Falls: 12.6 mi
- Rausch Gap: 4.8 mi
- Centralia: 20.4 mi
- Round Head: 11.8 mi
- Mt. Gretna Lake & Beach: 20.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Chinese Wall. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Mountain | NNE 20° | 552 m | 20.6 mi |
| Big Lick Mountain | NW 324° | 545 m | 4.7 mi |
| Ashland Mountain | NE 39° | 530 m | 21.1 mi |
| Good Spring Mountain | NNE 12° | 500 m | 5.9 mi |
| Short Mountain | WNW 284° | 500 m | 10.6 mi |
| Bear Mountain | NW 317° | 496 m | 6.4 mi |
| Stony Mountain | WSW 238° | 491 m | 9.8 mi |
| Third Mountain | WSW 240° | 488 m | 17.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:42 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 20:00 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:29 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 15:59 | 16:43 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 30 | 38 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 72 | 71 | 64 | 52 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 4.3 | 5.6 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dehart DAM, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/1469825306
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