Laurel Summit State Park
Laurel Summit State Park is a nature reserve in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 833 m. Mount Davis stands 979 m to the south, 23 miles off. Laurel Highlands Scenic Byway passes 7.3 miles off. 51 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Pennsylvania Bureau of State Parks
How to reach it
- 7.3 mi off the Laurel Highlands Scenic Byway
- 26.8 mi off the Historic National Road - Pennsylvania, National
- 28.1 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
Overlooks nearby
- Paradise Overlook · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Laurel Summit State Park: 1.1 mi
- Linn Run State Park: 3.9 mi
- Kooser State Park: 4.9 mi
- Quecreek Mine Rescue Site: 5.5 mi
- Somerset Historical Center: 6.0 mi
- Bald Knob: 1.4 mi
- Parks Hill: 2.1 mi
- Ulery Hill: 3.1 mi
- Pea Vine Hill: 4.5 mi
- Reed Hill: 5.2 mi
- Treehouse (O the Owl, Katerina): 11.1 mi
- Museum-Go_Round (Miss Elaina): 11.1 mi
- King Friday's Castle: 11.1 mi
- Clock Factory (Dad Tiger): 11.1 mi
- Mr. McFeeley: 11.1 mi
- Quecreek Mine Accident And Rescue: 5.5 mi
- Monument for Life: 5.5 mi
- Mt. Hope School: 7.2 mi
- Fort Ligonier: 9.1 mi
- CCC Monument: 9.4 mi
- Powder Mill Nature Reserve: 5.8 mi
- Powdermill Nature Center: 5.8 mi
- Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art: 8.8 mi
- Laurel Hill Visitor Center: 9.4 mi
- Ligonier Valley Rail Road Museum: 11.5 mi
- Kimberly Run Natural Area: 11.9 mi
- State Game Lands Number 50: 12.1 mi
- Winnie Palmer Nature Reserve: 16.5 mi
- Buttermilk Falls Natural Area: 21.6 mi
- Mount Davis Natural Area: 23.1 mi
- Beam Rocks: 1.5 mi
- Wolf Rocks: 1.8 mi
- Ninety Foot Rocks: 3.9 mi
- Laurel Hill: 21.0 mi
- Shelter Rocks: 23.8 mi
- Cole Run Falls: 11.5 mi
- Turtle Falls: 19.5 mi
- Sugar Run Falls: 22.1 mi
- Hinckston Falls: 23.1 mi
- Ohiopyle Falls: 24.2 mi
- Monastic Garden Area: 16.5 mi
- Winnie Palmer Nature Reserve Colonial Garden: 16.6 mi
- Laurel Ave Community Garden: 20.2 mi
- Penn State Master Gardeners’ Richard E. Thorn Memorial Gardens: 21.6 mi
- Formal Garden: 21.8 mi
- Kooser Spring: 5.4 mi
- Paterson Spring: 10.8 mi
- Baughman Spring: 22.4 mi
- Slovak Club Picnic Grounds: 15.9 mi
- Babcock Picnic Area: 22.7 mi
- Tharp Knob Picnic Area: 24.4 mi
- Birdhouse: 9.2 mi
- Morley’s Dog: 19.8 mi
- West Overton: 20.6 mi
- Keystone Beach: 20.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Laurel Summit State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Davis | S 180° | 979 m | 22.9 mi |
| Baughman Rocks | S 179° | 961 m | 22.4 mi |
| Glade Mountain | S 183° | 936 m | 22.7 mi |
| 2768 feet | SW 223° | 923 m | 7.2 mi |
| Vought Rock | S 176° | 898 m | 20.9 mi |
| Bald Knob | W 262° | 893 m | 1.4 mi |
| Painter Rock Hill | WSW 241° | 893 m | 7.3 mi |
| Birch Rock Hill | WSW 237° | 891 m | 8.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:53 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 20:09 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:40 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:12 | 16:55 |
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 | 23 | 25 | 33 | 45 | 55 | 62 | 66 | 65 | 59 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Precip in | 4.4 | 3.5 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 5.5 | 5.9 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Laurel Summit, 4 mi away.
- mountain laurel146 obs
- painted trillium119 obs
- Canada mayflower98 obs
- spoonleaf sundew97 obs
- Cucumber Root85 obs
- cinnamon fern70 obs
- bluebead lily68 obs
- tawny cottongrass63 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/422329926
Day trips start here
- Somerset · 9 mi
- Donegal · 11 mi
- Connellsville · 23 mi
- Greensburg · 23 mi
- New Stanton · 24 mi
- Ohiopyle · 24 mi
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