Cliff · Pennsylvania
Devils Elbow
Devils Elbow is a cliff in Pennsylvania, at a recorded elevation of 716 m. Blue Knob stands 953 m to the south-southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Chestnut Flats, a peak 1.0 miles away. 47 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 716 m
How to reach it
Coordinates40.52924, -78.46529
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Westfall Park: 2.6 mi
- Leopold Park: 3.2 mi
- Fairview Park: 3.2 mi
- Fairview Park: 3.2 mi
- Broadave PARKing Lot: 3.4 mi
Peaks: 47
- Chestnut Flats: 1.0 mi
- Red Hill: 1.7 mi
- Brush Mountain: 8.0 mi
- Chimney Rocks: 8.6 mi
- Headache Hill: 10.9 mi
Historic sites: 24
- Ashville Monumnet: 4.8 mi
- Old In-town Altoona airstrip: 6.6 mi
- Korean War Memorial: 8.3 mi
- Admiral Peary Monument: 8.5 mi
- Coke Ovens: 9.5 mi
Museums: 19
- A Quaint Corner Children's Museum & Discovery Center: 3.4 mi
- Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art: 3.5 mi
- Baker Mansion History Museum: 4.0 mi
- Galliztin Tuneels Museum: 5.6 mi
- Lemon House: 6.8 mi
Attractions: 8
- Engine House #6 Exhibit Building: 6.7 mi
- Old Duncansville Airmail field: 7.9 mi
- Cresson Railroad Observation Platform: 7.9 mi
- Tipton Creek Train Station: 11.4 mi
- Theme Park Entrance: 11.5 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Kittanning Point: 2.4 mi
- Herman Point: 16.9 mi
- Diechland Point: 19.5 mi
- Indian Lookout: 20.0 mi
- Pulpit Rocks: 22.2 mi
Springs: 6
- Gallitzin Spring: 6.6 mi
- Arch Spring: 14.7 mi
- Weynant Spring: 16.3 mi
- Hundred Springs: 16.3 mi
- Herder Spring: 21.0 mi
Nature reserves: 6
- State Game Lands Number 279: 7.2 mi
- Nathan's Divided Nature Education Center: 13.4 mi
- State Game Lands Number 131: 16.8 mi
- Grace Nature Trail: 17.1 mi
- Disaster’s Edge Environmental Education Center: 20.5 mi
Artworks: 5
- Great Auk: 3.1 mi
- Golden Tiger Statue: 7.0 mi
- Boot: 9.8 mi
- Silent Descent: 23.6 mi
- The Paper Trail: 23.8 mi
Picnic sites: 5
- Mechanic's Shanty: 16.6 mi
- Willow Springs Picnic Area: 18.5 mi
- Mowery Picnic Area: 18.8 mi
- Burnt House Picnic Area: 19.9 mi
- Pine Hill Picnic Area: 23.8 mi
Gardens: 2
- Garden: 10.7 mi
- Seeds of Hope (Tyrone Community Gardens): 15.5 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Hinckston Falls: 24.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Devils Elbow. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Knob | SSW 197° | 953 m | 17.4 mi |
| Schaefer Head | SSW 199° | 898 m | 15.1 mi |
| Ritchey Knob | SSW 193° | 874 m | 13.1 mi |
| Cattle Knob | SSW 196° | 865 m | 14.8 mi |
| Round Top | SSW 208° | 849 m | 20.9 mi |
| Round Knob | SSW 197° | 846 m | 16.1 mi |
| Pine Knob | S 191° | 824 m | 13.9 mi |
| Vickrey Mountain | SSW 210° | 821 m | 15.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:50 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 20:07 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:37 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:07 | 16:51 |
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 | 26 | 29 | 37 | 49 | 59 | 67 | 71 | 70 | 63 | 52 | 41 | 31 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Altoona 3 W, 2 mi away.
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