- Elevation, modelled
- 235 m
- Tallest summit within 20.3 miles
- Pimple Hill669 m · 16.6 mi
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:39local time
- Coordinates
- 40.8849, -75.7633
Gorgeous Rocks is a cliff in Pennsylvania, at a modelled 235 m. Pimple Hill stands 669 m to the northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Lower Falls, a waterfall 0.1 miles away.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.3 miles of Gorgeous Rocks. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pimple Hill | NE 53° | 669 m | 16.6 mi |
| Lake Mountain | NE 37° | 666 m | 13.7 mi |
| Bears Head | W 262° | 634 m | 16.7 mi |
| Pohopoco Mountain | ENE 61° | 612 m | 16.6 mi |
| Buck Mountain | NW 316° | 603 m | 12.5 mi |
| Arbutus Peak | NNW 345° | 595 m | 19.6 mi |
| Green Mountain | NW 323° | 592 m | 13.2 mi |
| Dry Land Hill | NNE 17° | 588 m | 19.3 mi |
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Sam Miller Field: 1.6 mi
- Twining Park: 1.9 mi
- Kemmerer Park: 1.9 mi
- Jim Thorpe Memorial Park: 2.0 mi
- Flagstaff Mountain Park: 2.4 mi
Historic sites: 60
- Civil War Monument: 2.0 mi
- Jim Thorpe Monument: 2.0 mi
- Honor Roll: 7.0 mi
- Spanish War Veterans Memorial: 7.1 mi
- Waternborne Veterans Memorial: 7.2 mi
Attractions
- Whitewater Rafting Adventures: 2.0 mi
- 100 Mile View: 2.4 mi
- Whitewater Challengers: 6.9 mi
- Pocono Whitewater: 7.1 mi
- Halls of Horror: 9.9 mi
Peaks
- Locust Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Broad Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Pocono Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Indian Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Bear Mountain: 3.4 mi
Nature reserves: 32
- Lehigh Gorge State Park: 6.5 mi
- Graystones Preserve: 8.8 mi
- Weiser State Forest Penn Forest Tract: 8.8 mi
- Beltzville State Park: 8.9 mi
- Lehigh Gap Wildlife Refuge: 9.4 mi
Museums: 18
- Old Jail Museum: 1.7 mi
- Mauch Chunk Museum and Cultural Center: 1.8 mi
- Asa Packer Mansion: 1.9 mi
- Summit Hill Historical Society: 7.2 mi
- The No. 9 Coal Mine & Museum: 8.0 mi
Springs: 16
- Penn Springs: 4.8 mi
- Bake Oven Knob Shelter Spring #1: 9.3 mi
- Bake Oven Knob Shelter Spring #2: 9.3 mi
- Bake Oven Knob Shelter Spring #3: 9.4 mi
- Stempa Spring: 18.3 mi
Waterfalls: 14
- Lower Falls: 0.1 mi
- Onoko Falls: 0.2 mi
- Terrace Falls: 0.2 mi
- Cave Falls: 0.3 mi
- Lukes Falls: 5.6 mi
Artworks: 13
- Benjamin Franklin Statue: 5.0 mi
- Philip Ginder Carved Rock: 7.2 mi
- Sons of Liberty: 9.9 mi
- Palmerton "Patches": 9.9 mi
- Fireman's Drinking Fountain: 12.1 mi
Gardens: 8
- Palmerton Concourse Club Rose Garden: 9.9 mi
- Stonehedge Gardens: 12.7 mi
- Butler Township Community Garden: 15.4 mi
- Native Habitat Garden: 20.9 mi
- The Garden of Weedin: 21.3 mi
Beaches: 7
- Glen Onoko Lehigh River Access: 0.2 mi
- Jim Thorpe Lehigh River Access: 2.0 mi
- Dunbars Lehigh River Access: 4.7 mi
- Walnutport Lehigh River Access: 12.6 mi
- Indain Mountain Lake Beach: 15.7 mi
Picnic sites: 5
- Camp Apple Tree: 2.8 mi
- Manny Gordon Recreation Area: 23.6 mi
- Parkside Pavillion: 24.2 mi
- Food Fest Grove: 24.3 mi
- Carousel Grove: 24.4 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Luzerne County Rest Area Eastbound: 12.2 mi
- Blue Ridge Travel Plaza: 17.2 mi
- Luzerne County Rest Area Northbound: 18.2 mi
- Crescent Lake Rest Area: 24.4 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Bear Mountain Overlook: 2.9 mi
- Devil's Elbow: 14.4 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:39 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 19:58 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:26 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 15:55 | 16:39 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Day trips start here
- Whitehall Township · 20 mi
- Allentown · 25 mi
- Lehigh Valley · 25 mi
- Nazareth · 26 mi
- Wilkes-Barre · 26 mi
- Bethlehem · 27 mi
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