Cliff · Pennsylvania
Pulpit Rocks
Pulpit Rocks is a cliff in Pennsylvania, at a recorded elevation of 324 m. Lost Mountain stands 804 m to the northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Silent Descent, a artwork 1.7 miles away.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 324 m
How to reach it
Coordinates40.51461, -78.04235
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- George Weaver Park: 1.9 mi
- Portstown Park: 2.4 mi
- Riverside Park: 2.6 mi
- Huntingdon Little League: 2.9 mi
- Detweiler Memorial Field: 3.0 mi
Peaks
- Charlie Hill: 3.3 mi
- Bunker Hill: 6.2 mi
- Round Top: 6.4 mi
- Short Mountain: 6.8 mi
- Round Top: 7.7 mi
Historic sites
- The Lower Trail: 5.5 mi
- Etna Furnace: 7.2 mi
- Old Spruce Creek Station: 8.5 mi
- Old Keystone Sand Plant: 9.4 mi
- PA Canal Lock Remains: 9.5 mi
Museums: 32
- Lincoln Caverns: 1.7 mi
- Juniata College Museum of Art: 1.7 mi
- Isett Heritage Museum: 3.7 mi
- Hartslog Heritage Museum: 4.2 mi
- Swigart Museum: 7.0 mi
Artworks: 25
- Silent Descent: 1.7 mi
- The Paper Trail: 2.4 mi
- Great Auk: 19.3 mi
- Golden Tiger Statue: 19.5 mi
- IRON: 21.1 mi
Attractions: 24
- Spruce Creek Rail Tunnel East Portal: 7.3 mi
- Spruce Creek Rail Tunnel West Portal: 7.5 mi
- Tank: 9.0 mi
- Three Crosses of Mapleton: 10.5 mi
- Shavers Creek Environmental Center: 12.7 mi
Springs: 20
- Mason Spring: 1.7 mi
- Arch Spring: 10.6 mi
- Double Spring: 12.3 mi
- Hundred Springs: 12.9 mi
- Swarey Spring: 14.5 mi
Nature reserves: 12
- Rocky Ridge Natural Area: 10.7 mi
- State Game Lands Number 131: 12.0 mi
- Stone Valley Recreation Area: 12.4 mi
- Grace Nature Trail: 15.9 mi
- Gray's Woods Preserve: 20.0 mi
Gardens: 11
- Garden: 13.1 mi
- Sculpture Garden: 14.3 mi
- Seeds of Hope (Tyrone Community Gardens): 15.0 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 21.2 mi
- Tudek Park Community Garden: 21.4 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Donation Rocks: 6.6 mi
- Old Cliffs: 8.1 mi
- Indian Lookout: 8.3 mi
- Hunter Rock: 9.6 mi
- Devils Elbow: 22.2 mi
Picnic sites: 5
- Pine Hill Picnic Area: 8.9 mi
- Bell Furnace Picnic Area: 16.8 mi
- Picnic Spot- Christian Fellowship Church: 19.6 mi
- Longfellow Vista: 21.5 mi
- Karl Guss Picnic Area: 23.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.6 miles of Pulpit Rocks. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lost Mountain | NW 308° | 804 m | 21.6 mi |
| Centre County Highpoint | NW 315° | 795 m | 21.5 mi |
| Loop Mountain | WSW 243° | 750 m | 19.2 mi |
| Little Flat | NE 43° | 738 m | 22.3 mi |
| Brush Mountain | W 275° | 736 m | 14.3 mi |
| Thickhead Mountain | NE 49° | 733 m | 24.3 mi |
| Big Flat | NE 43° | 732 m | 19.7 mi |
| Chestnut Flats | W 271° | 729 m | 23.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:48 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 20:06 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:35 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:06 | 16:49 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 31 | 39 | 51 | 61 | 69 | 74 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Raystown Lake 2, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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