Elklick Run Wilderness Area
Elklick Run Wilderness Area is a nature reserve in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 593 m. Huckleberry Mountain stands 762 m to the south, 8.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Conklin Run Wilderness Area, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away. Gateway to the Endless Mountains passes 28 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Mokoma Conservancy
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 28.0 mi off the Gateway to the Endless Mountains
Named places within 25 miles
- Pole Hill: 3.3 mi
- Roundtop: 5.4 mi
- Prospect Hill: 5.8 mi
- Shrimp Hill: 7.4 mi
- Wright Hill: 7.8 mi
- Dutchman Falls: 2.8 mi
- Rusty Run Falls: 3.8 mi
- Tamarack Falls: 4.6 mi
- Cold Run Waterfall: 5.2 mi
- Wenonah Falls: 5.9 mi
- Cosgrove Memorial Park: 0.9 mi
- Sullivan County Public Park: 1.0 mi
- Laporte Borough Ball Park: 1.1 mi
- Forksville Borough Community Park: 8.2 mi
- King's Beach, Picture Rocks Park: 15.1 mi
- Conklin Run Wilderness Area: 0.7 mi
- Tamarack Run Natural Area: 4.6 mi
- The Dell: 5.4 mi
- State Game Lands Number 142: 13.6 mi
- Ricketts Glen State Park: 13.9 mi
- Sullivan County Historical Society Museum: 1.0 mi
- Baldwin House: 1.0 mi
- Eagles Mere Air Museum and Eagles Mere Auto Museum: 2.9 mi
- Eagles Mere: 5.5 mi
- Endless Mountains War Memorial Museum: 5.7 mi
- tannery: 9.6 mi
- saw mill: 9.7 mi
- Creveling Lakes: 10.5 mi
- Lake Leigh Dam: 12.2 mi
- Ice House: 14.1 mi
- Sullivan County Fairgrounds: 7.8 mi
- Laporte House: 23.9 mi
- Forksville Covered Bridge: 8.1 mi
- Hillsgrove Covered Bridge: 10.5 mi
- Dry Run Picnic Area: 11.2 mi
- Glens Picnic Area: 13.3 mi
- Picture Rocks: 15.1 mi
- "The Pier": 23.3 mi
- Baldwin House Garden: 1.0 mi
- Mineral Spring: 5.6 mi
- Lake Jean Beach: 11.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.8 miles of Elklick Run Wilderness Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huckleberry Mountain | S 187° | 762 m | 8.7 mi |
| Roundtop | SSW 192° | 758 m | 5.4 mi |
| Grand View | SE 130° | 745 m | 11.4 mi |
| Red Rock Mountain | SE 132° | 721 m | 10.7 mi |
| Tyler Mountain | NE 51° | 718 m | 14.5 mi |
| Bartlett Mountain | ENE 67° | 705 m | 16.1 mi |
| Hatch Mountain | N 3° | 704 m | 14.9 mi |
| Cahill Mountain | NNW 333° | 703 m | 13.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:42 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 20:02 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:29 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 15:56 | 16:40 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 23 | 31 | 43 | 55 | 63 | 68 | 66 | 59 | 47 | 37 | 27 |
| Precip in | 4.5 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Laporte, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1313801267
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- Endless Mountains · 28 mi
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