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Picture Rocks

Picture Rocks, seen from above at true elevation

Picture Rocks is a cliff in Pennsylvania, at a recorded elevation of 205 m. Huckleberry Mountain stands 762 m to the east, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is King's Beach, Picture Rocks Park, a park 0.1 miles away.

What the record says

Elevation
205 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.27980, -76.70801

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • King's Beach, Picture Rocks Park: 0.1 mi
  • King's Beach, Picture Rocks Park: 0.1 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park of Picture Rocks: 0.4 mi
  • Van Rensselaer Park: 0.5 mi
  • Bodine Park: 2.7 mi
Peaks
  • Frantz Hill: 1.9 mi
  • Roundtop: 2.6 mi
  • Long Hill: 3.5 mi
  • Warn Hill: 4.4 mi
  • Burns Knob: 4.4 mi
Waterfalls: 50
Artworks: 27
Historic sites: 15
Museums: 12
Nature reserves: 8
Attractions: 4
  • Sullivan County Fairgrounds: 15.2 mi
  • Bloomsburg Fountain: 23.1 mi
  • Bloomsburg University Fountain: 23.2 mi
  • Bloomsburg Fair: 23.2 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Springs: 3
Gardens: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Cliffs: 2
Covered bridges: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Montour County Rest Area Eastbound: 20.0 mi
  • Montour County Rest Area Westbound: 20.0 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Lake Jean Beach: 22.5 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.3 miles of Picture Rocks. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Huckleberry MountainE 87°762 m10.9 mi
RoundtopENE 69°758 m11.5 mi
Central MountainE 86°685 m18.8 mi
Chimneystack RockE 86°684 m19.3 mi
Burnetts RidgeNNW 336°656 m15.7 mi
Prospect HillNNE 33°653 m11.1 mi
Sharp TopNNW 331°648 m15.2 mi
Tompkins Corners VistaNNW 348°644 m17.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4319:19
June solstice05:3520:0220:44
September equinox06:5518:2919:06
December solstice07:3015:5716:41

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283039506169747265534233
Precip in3.02.33.13.63.93.84.64.24.83.73.23.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Williamsport Rgnl AP, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/357344383

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