Nature reserve · Pennsylvania
Hexenkopf Ridge Preserve
Hexenkopf Ridge Preserve is a nature reserve in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 210 m. Scotts Mountain stands 331 m to the northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Hexenkopf Hill, a peak 0.3 miles away. Warren Heritage Scenic Byway passes 8.5 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Northampton County
How to reach it
Coordinates40.61697, -75.24275
- 8.5 mi off the Warren Heritage Scenic Byway
- 11.3 mi off the Delaware River Scenic Byway, National
- 11.9 mi off the Delaware River Valley
Overlooks nearby
- Foul Rift Observation Deck · 16 mi
- Goat Hill Overlook · 24 mi
- Old Mill Overlook · 24 mi
- South Overlook · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Hexenkopf Hill: 0.3 mi
- Christines Hill: 0.7 mi
- Gaffney Hill: 0.9 mi
- Pektor Hill: 1.4 mi
- Steelys Hill: 1.7 mi
Parks
- Melchor Tract Park: 1.3 mi
- Fry's Run Park: 2.1 mi
- Kingston Park: 2.1 mi
- Riegelsville Borough Park: 2.7 mi
- Theodore Roosevelt Recreation Area: 2.8 mi
Historic sites
- Williams Township Veterans Memorial: 1.7 mi
- Island Park: 2.5 mi
- Lehigh Canal Chain Bridge: 2.6 mi
- Bethlehem Township Veterans' Memorial: 4.5 mi
- Lock 44: 4.8 mi
Nature reserves
- Sandra Yerger Community Recreation Area and Nature Preserve: 1.9 mi
- Alpha Grasslands Preserve: 4.3 mi
- Freeman's Island: 4.8 mi
- Musconetcong Gorge Preserve: 5.1 mi
- Fuller Preserve (Jere Knight Nature Trail): 5.3 mi
Museums
- Locktender's House: 2.8 mi
- National Canal Museum / D&L Headquarters: 3.1 mi
- Sigal Museum: 5.4 mi
- Phillipsburg Railroad Historians Museum: 5.5 mi
- Steelworkers' Archives: 6.1 mi
Attractions
- Josiah White II Canal Boat: 3.2 mi
- Lost River Caverns: 5.2 mi
- Crayola Experience: 5.4 mi
- Delaware River Railroad Excursions: 5.4 mi
- SteelStacks: 6.5 mi
Gardens: 32
- South 10th and Pine Community Garden: 5.1 mi
- Lower Hackett Community Garden: 5.2 mi
- Juliana Street Community Garden: 5.2 mi
- Kressler Garden: 5.3 mi
- Herb Garden: 6.0 mi
Artworks: 22
- Transcendence: 5.9 mi
- Shapeyard: 6.0 mi
- Leopard: 6.0 mi
- The Bridge: 6.5 mi
- Mr. Imagination's Sculpture Garden: 7.1 mi
Picnic sites: 14
- Charlie Brown's Clearing: 5.7 mi
- Picinic Table (S): 7.4 mi
- Picinic Table (C): 7.4 mi
- Picinic Table (S): 7.5 mi
- Picinic Table (S): 7.5 mi
Springs: 11
- Marble Spring: 8.3 mi
- Crystal Spring: 12.6 mi
- Lehigh Park Spring: 12.8 mi
- Helfrichs Spring: 13.0 mi
- Poorhouse Spring: 16.0 mi
Cliffs: 8
- Mount Washington: 5.1 mi
- Nockamixon Cliffs: 5.7 mi
- Saint Anthonys Nose: 7.8 mi
- Devil's Tea Table: 14.3 mi
- lower waterfall ledge: 14.4 mi
Waterfalls: 6
- High Falls: 7.2 mi
- High Falls: 16.9 mi
- Princess Run Waterfall: 19.4 mi
- Old Mill Falls: 22.3 mi
- Upper Falls: 23.5 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Rest Area: 7.5 mi
- 309 Truck Stop: 11.2 mi
- Rest area: 23.9 mi
Beaches: 2
- Wilson Avenue River Access: 3.6 mi
- Walnutport Lehigh River Access: 20.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.3 miles of Hexenkopf Ridge Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotts Mountain | NE 44° | 331 m | 12.0 mi |
| Bauer Rock | WSW 251° | 317 m | 10.8 mi |
| Gaffney Hill | NW 314° | 308 m | 0.9 mi |
| Flint Hill | SW 223° | 308 m | 8.2 mi |
| Kirchberg | WSW 244° | 305 m | 4.3 mi |
| South Mountain | WSW 258° | 301 m | 7.2 mi |
| Haycock Mountain | S 172° | 295 m | 9.0 mi |
| Kohlberg | SW 220° | 294 m | 4.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:37 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:31 | 19:55 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:24 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 15:54 | 16:38 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 30 | 38 | 50 | 59 | 68 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 53 | 43 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.2 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 5.6 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 3.6 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Springtown 1 NNE, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/970196576
Day trips start here
- Easton · 5 mi
- Hellertown · 5 mi
- Phillipsburg · 6 mi
- Bethlehem · 7 mi
- Nazareth · 9 mi
- Allentown · 12 mi
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