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Old Cliffs

Old Cliffs, seen from above at true elevation

Old Cliffs is a cliff in Pennsylvania, at a recorded elevation of 239 m. Coot Hill stands 757 m to the southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Terrace Mountain, a peak 2.7 miles away.

What the record says

Elevation
239 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.39674, -78.03806

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 60
  • Woodcock Valley Community Park: 4.5 mi
  • Riverside Park: 5.6 mi
  • Riverside Park: 6.1 mi
  • Portstown Park: 6.2 mi
  • Huntingdon Little League: 6.6 mi
Historic sites: 35
Museums: 19
Springs: 10
  • Mason Spring: 6.5 mi
  • Diehl Spring: 13.8 mi
  • Arch Spring: 16.9 mi
  • Swarey Spring: 18.0 mi
  • Hundred Springs: 19.8 mi
Attractions: 9
  • Three Crosses of Mapleton: 5.6 mi
  • Tank: 9.7 mi
  • Spruce Creek Rail Tunnel East Portal: 14.7 mi
  • Spruce Creek Rail Tunnel West Portal: 14.9 mi
  • Shavers Creek Environmental Center: 19.9 mi
Picnic sites: 9
  • Bell Furnace Picnic Area: 12.6 mi
  • Pine Hill Picnic Area: 17.0 mi
  • Pavillon 4: 22.0 mi
  • Pavillon 2: 22.0 mi
  • Pavillon 3: 22.0 mi
Artworks: 6
Cliffs: 6
Gardens: 3
  • Garden: 17.9 mi
  • Sculpture Garden: 20.7 mi
  • Seeds of Hope (Tyrone Community Gardens): 21.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.1 miles of Old Cliffs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Coot HillSW 223°757 m21.6 mi
Loop MountainW 268°750 m17.3 mi
Brush MountainWNW 303°736 m17.3 mi
Butler KnobSSE 152°708 m8.1 mi
Pulpit HillSW 232°707 m18.9 mi
Round KnobSSW 192°699 m12.1 mi
Eckenrode KnobESE 121°683 m23.9 mi
Big Round TopESE 115°672 m22.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:4819:24
June solstice05:4320:0520:46
September equinox07:0018:3519:11
December solstice07:3216:0616:50

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293139516169747366544334
Precip in2.82.23.13.74.43.83.83.53.93.42.93.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Raystown Lake 2, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/357344943

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