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Hell Hollow Wilderness Area

Hell Hollow Wilderness Area from directly overhead

Hell Hollow Wilderness Area is a nature reserve in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 304 m. Sugarloaf stands 423 m to the south, 21 miles off. Lake Erie Coastal Ohio Trail passes 5.5 miles off. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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Coordinates41.69868, -81.12156

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Hell Hollow Wilderness Area: 0.8 mi
  • Hidden Lake Metropark: 1.2 mi
  • Hidden Lake: 1.8 mi
  • Blair Ridge Park: 1.9 mi
  • Baker Road Park: 2.6 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites: 37
Museums: 15
Attractions: 13
  • Great Lakes Medieval Faire: 8.8 mi
  • Baptism Site: 13.2 mi
  • Gristmill & Sawmill Site: 13.2 mi
  • LDS Stake Center: 13.4 mi
  • Joseph Smith's Store: 13.4 mi
Peaks: 12
Picnic sites: 8
  • Whitlam Woods: 5.9 mi
  • Old River Farm Picnic Area: 17.5 mi
  • Williams Woods Backcountry Kitchen Site: 18.4 mi
  • Picnic Area #2 (Pine Grove): 21.0 mi
  • Quarry Picnic Area: 23.4 mi
Beaches: 8
  • Fairport Harbor Lakefront Park: 9.0 mi
  • Timberlake Residents Beach: 17.1 mi
  • Punderson Lake Beach: 17.4 mi
  • Lake Lucerne Beach: 23.6 mi
  • Villa Angela Beach: 24.3 mi
Artworks: 7
  • Railroad History Mural: 9.5 mi
  • 18′ Short: 11.3 mi
  • "Jansons" Painted Sign: 13.8 mi
  • Chew Mail Pouch Tobbacco Mural: 13.8 mi
  • Ohio Bicentennial Barn Painting: 21.1 mi
Gardens: 7
Waterfalls: 3
  • Paine Falls: 1.7 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 18.7 mi
  • Chagrin Falls: 23.2 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Lighthouses: 2
Cliffs: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Rest Area SR-11 Colebrook: 23.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hell Hollow Wilderness Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
SugarloafS 177°423 m20.7 mi
McConougheys HillSSW 205°399 m22.3 mi
Sand HillSSW 213°381 m14.6 mi
The KnobWSW 242°378 m8.3 mi
Ballards HillS 188°377 m7.6 mi
Little MountainWSW 240°374 m9.0 mi
Welsh HillS 188°369 m22.0 mi
Piersons KnobWSW 238°365 m12.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2919:0019:37
June solstice05:5120:2121:03
September equinox07:1318:4719:24
December solstice07:4916:1316:58

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252634465766706862514031
Precip in4.23.13.74.34.44.54.74.14.54.54.34.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chardon, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1413837555

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