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Elk Lick Bluff

Elk Lick Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

Elk Lick Bluff is a cliff in Pennsylvania, at a recorded elevation of 483 m. Boone Mountain stands 736 m to the southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Blue Rock, a cliff 2.1 miles away. Bucktail Trail passes 7.5 miles off. 132 named places lie within 25 miles, 34 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
483 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.34478, -78.83114

132 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 53
  • Sandy Beach Park: 5.8 mi
  • Taylor Memorial Park: 6.8 mi
  • American Legion Memorial Park: 6.8 mi
  • O.B. Grant Park: 6.9 mi
  • Olson Park: 7.4 mi
Peaks: 34
Historic sites: 12
  • Brockway Clay Pipe Factory: 6.1 mi
  • Tyler Coke Ovens: 17.3 mi
  • Coal conveyor: 17.4 mi
  • Coke Ovens: 18.6 mi
  • Tornado Display: 19.3 mi
Museums: 7
  • Taylor Memorial Museum: 6.8 mi
  • DuBois Area Historical Society: 16.0 mi
  • Reynoldsville Historical Society: 17.5 mi
  • Jefferson County History Center: 18.1 mi
  • C.C.C. Museum: 19.5 mi
Springs: 7
  • Gardner Hill Spring: 12.3 mi
  • Wolf Run Spring: 17.7 mi
  • Blowout Spring: 20.1 mi
  • Carnocker Spring: 20.5 mi
  • Beaverlick Spring: 21.7 mi
Attractions: 4
  • "THE ROCKS" swimming hole: 12.9 mi
  • Farmer's Inn: 14.0 mi
  • Presidential Train Car: 14.7 mi
  • The Little Caring Caboose: 14.7 mi
Cliffs: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Jefferson County Rest Area Westbound: 14.7 mi
  • Jefferson County Rest Area Eastbound: 15.5 mi
Artworks: 2
Beaches: 2
Gardens: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Hector Falls: 24.7 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Boone MountainSE 125°736 m11.8 mi
Clearfield County Highpoint #2SE 145°735 m23.7 mi
Jarrets SummitNE 53°702 m23.5 mi
North Fork SummitNE 51°700 m21.1 mi
Hobo HillSE 135°683 m24.4 mi
Devils DenENE 59°663 m6.1 mi
Clarion SummitN 5°637 m22.0 mi
Coal HillSSE 161°621 m21.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:5119:28
June solstice05:4320:1120:53
September equinox07:0318:3819:14
December solstice07:3916:0516:50

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252734465765696861503931
Precip in3.42.73.43.94.34.64.63.94.03.83.53.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ridgway, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357356757

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