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Ninety Foot Rocks

Ninety Foot Rocks, seen from above at true elevation

Ninety Foot Rocks is a cliff in Pennsylvania, at a recorded elevation of 629 m. 2768 feet stands 923 m to the south-southwest, 8.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Linn Run State Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Laurel Highlands Scenic Byway passes 3.3 miles off. 50 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
629 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.16174, -79.22392

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Linn Run State Park: 0.5 mi
  • Laurel Mountain Park: 3.8 mi
  • Laurel Summit State Park: 4.8 mi
  • Ligonier Diamond: 5.7 mi
  • Weller Field: 6.0 mi
Peaks: 50
Attractions: 40
  • Treehouse (O the Owl, Katerina): 7.3 mi
  • Museum-Go_Round (Miss Elaina): 7.3 mi
  • King Friday's Castle: 7.3 mi
  • Clock Factory (Dad Tiger): 7.3 mi
  • Mr. McFeeley: 7.3 mi
Historic sites: 22
  • Fort Ligonier: 5.5 mi
  • Mt. Hope School: 8.0 mi
  • Monument for Life: 9.3 mi
  • Quecreek Mine Accident And Rescue: 9.3 mi
  • CCC Monument: 11.8 mi
Museums: 16
Nature reserves: 5
Gardens: 5
  • Monastic Garden Area: 12.6 mi
  • Winnie Palmer Nature Reserve Colonial Garden: 12.7 mi
  • Penn State Master Gardeners’ Richard E. Thorn Memorial Gardens: 17.7 mi
  • Formal Garden: 18.1 mi
  • Laurel Ave Community Garden: 19.7 mi
Waterfalls: 5
Cliffs: 3
Springs: 2
  • Kooser Spring: 6.6 mi
  • Paterson Spring: 12.5 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Artworks: 2
  • Birdhouse: 13.1 mi
  • Morley’s Dog: 19.6 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Keystone Beach: 16.8 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
2768 feetSSW 196°923 m8.6 mi
Vought RockS 171°898 m24.2 mi
Bald KnobSSE 161°893 m3.4 mi
Painter Rock HillSSW 211°893 m7.6 mi
Birch Rock HillSSW 212°891 m9.3 mi
Sugar Camp HillNE 53°887 m8.1 mi
Pea Vine HillENE 71°886 m4.0 mi
Mystery HillNE 55°878 m7.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5319:29
June solstice05:4820:1020:50
September equinox07:0518:4019:16
December solstice07:3716:1216:55

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283039496067717063524133
Precip in3.53.24.13.94.24.34.24.23.73.43.43.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rector 3 SSW, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/357344471

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