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Bald Mountain Preserve

Bald Mountain Preserve from directly overhead

Bald Mountain Preserve is a nature reserve in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 430 m. Big Pine Hill stands 690 m to the east, 6.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Salvatore Falls, a waterfall 1.2 miles away. Governor Casey Byway passes 15 miles off.

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Getting there

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Coordinates41.24519, -75.76713

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Bald Mountain: 1.2 mi
  • Wyoming Mountain: 2.2 mi
  • Little Shiney Mountain: 4.5 mi
  • Mount Pisgah: 4.7 mi
  • Big Shiney Mountain: 5.8 mi
Parks
  • Mountain Park: 2.9 mi
  • Bear Creek Recreation Park: 2.9 mi
  • Laflin Boro Municipal Park: 3.6 mi
  • Laflin Creekside Community Park: 3.6 mi
  • Monument Park: 3.7 mi
Historic sites: 58
Nature reserves: 43
Museums: 17
Waterfalls: 14
  • Salvatore Falls: 1.2 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 5.6 mi
  • Rattlesnake Falls: 8.4 mi
  • Choke Creek Falls: 9.3 mi
  • Great Falls of the Lehigh: 10.8 mi
Artworks: 13
  • Toni the Tomato Mule: 5.4 mi
  • The Famous Tomato Statue: 5.5 mi
  • Hyperview: 6.1 mi
  • 'The Office' Mural: 12.4 mi
  • Jason Miller: 12.5 mi
Attractions: 8
Gardens: 8
Springs: 5
  • Pocono Spring: 5.9 mi
  • Sand Spring: 8.9 mi
  • Octave Spring: 14.8 mi
  • Bill Warner Spring: 15.7 mi
  • Penn Springs: 20.9 mi
Cliffs: 5
  • Campbell's Ledge: 8.0 mi
  • Devil's Elbow: 10.5 mi
  • The View (Abderdeen Road Overlook): 15.7 mi
  • The Knob: 23.9 mi
  • Gorgeous Rocks: 24.9 mi
Rest areas: 5
  • Luzerne County Rest Area Eastbound: 13.4 mi
  • Luzerne County Rest Area Northbound: 14.1 mi
  • Blue Ridge Travel Plaza: 15.5 mi
  • Roadside Rest: 20.5 mi
  • Crescent Lake Rest Area: 24.6 mi
Beaches: 4
  • Gouldsboro State Park Beach: 16.1 mi
  • Tall Timber Beach: 17.5 mi
  • Tobyhanna Lake Beach: 19.2 mi
  • Indain Mountain Lake Beach: 21.5 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Manny Gordon Recreation Area: 8.5 mi
  • Willow picnic grove: 23.9 mi
  • Horeshoe picnic grove: 23.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.8 miles of Bald Mountain Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big Pine HillE 95°690 m6.9 mi
Pinnacle RockN 3°685 m12.7 mi
Pinnacle RockN 3°681 m12.8 mi
Miller MountainNNW 330°672 m19.4 mi
Lake MountainSSE 149°666 m16.3 mi
Big Shiney MountainENE 72°664 m5.8 mi
Panther HillE 83°662 m8.1 mi
West MountainNNE 13°659 m15.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:3919:15
June solstice05:3119:5820:40
September equinox06:5118:2619:02
December solstice07:2615:5316:38

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283038506169747265534333
Precip in2.62.12.83.33.33.83.63.94.13.72.82.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wilkes-barre/scranton Intl AP, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1288076275

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