Cliff · Pennsylvania
Donation Rocks
Donation Rocks is a cliff in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 268 m. Lost Mountain stands 804 m to the west-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Pine Hill, a peak 1.4 miles away.
What to expect
- Access
- permit
How to reach it
Coordinates40.57253, -77.94341
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Pine Hill: 1.4 mi
- Round Top: 3.1 mi
- Stone Mountain: 5.5 mi
- Garret Knob: 7.1 mi
- Round Top: 7.5 mi
Parks
- Stone Creek Valley Park: 1.5 mi
- Barree Township Building: 3.3 mi
- Barree Township: 3.4 mi
- Shavers Creek Volunteer Fire Co. Firemans Park: 4.2 mi
- Petersburg Borough Park: 5.6 mi
Historic sites
- Monroe Furnace: 8.9 mi
- Whipple Dam State Park: 9.1 mi
- The Lower Trail: 9.4 mi
- Old Spruce Creek Station: 10.7 mi
- Huntingdon Furnace: 10.8 mi
Museums: 33
- Isett Heritage Museum: 4.8 mi
- Juniata College Museum of Art: 6.4 mi
- Shaver's Creek Visitor Center: 6.8 mi
- Kishacoquillas Valley Historical Society: 7.1 mi
- Lincoln Caverns: 8.1 mi
Springs: 27
- Mason Spring: 7.6 mi
- Swarey Spring: 8.9 mi
- Double Spring: 9.4 mi
- piped spring: 10.2 mi
- Keith Spring: 13.3 mi
Attractions: 26
- Shavers Creek Environmental Center: 6.8 mi
- Sugar Shack: 6.8 mi
- Spruce Creek Rail Tunnel East Portal: 9.7 mi
- Spruce Creek Rail Tunnel West Portal: 9.9 mi
- Three Crosses of Mapleton: 12.7 mi
Artworks: 25
- Silent Descent: 6.3 mi
- The Paper Trail: 7.1 mi
- Yoda Statue: 15.7 mi
- Pictasaurus: 15.7 mi
- Olympic Wannabes: 15.9 mi
Nature reserves: 13
- Rocky Ridge Natural Area: 4.9 mi
- Stone Valley Recreation Area: 6.5 mi
- State Game Lands Number 131: 13.9 mi
- Patton Woods Nature Recreation Area: 15.3 mi
- Gray's Woods Preserve: 15.6 mi
Gardens: 11
- Sculpture Garden: 7.9 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 15.9 mi
- Tudek Park Community Garden: 16.1 mi
- Schreyer Garden: 16.1 mi
- Sculpture Garden: 16.3 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Hunter Rock: 4.5 mi
- Pulpit Rocks: 6.6 mi
- Indian Lookout: 9.2 mi
- Old Cliffs: 13.1 mi
- Rocks at Laurel Creek Reservoir: 19.8 mi
Picnic sites: 5
- Pine Hill Picnic Area: 6.9 mi
- Picnic Spot- Christian Fellowship Church: 15.9 mi
- Bell Furnace Picnic Area: 17.0 mi
- Longfellow Vista: 17.1 mi
- Karl Guss Picnic Area: 18.7 mi
Beaches: 3
- Beach access to Kish Creek: 19.7 mi
- Kish park beach access: 20.5 mi
- Black Moshannon Beach: 24.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.1 miles of Donation Rocks. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lost Mountain | WNW 292° | 804 m | 24.1 mi |
| Centre County Highpoint | WNW 299° | 795 m | 23.2 mi |
| Little Flat | NE 39° | 738 m | 15.9 mi |
| Brush Mountain | W 262° | 736 m | 19.6 mi |
| Thickhead Mountain | NE 47° | 733 m | 17.7 mi |
| Big Flat | NE 39° | 732 m | 13.3 mi |
| Broad Mountain | NE 55° | 726 m | 13.1 mi |
| Grass Mountain | NE 48° | 717 m | 15.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:48 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 20:05 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:35 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:05 | 16:49 |
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 | 29 | 31 | 39 | 51 | 61 | 69 | 74 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Raystown Lake 2, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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