Nature reserve · Pennsylvania
Rocky Ridge Natural Area
Rocky Ridge Natural Area is a nature reserve in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 296 m. Little Flat stands 738 m to the north-northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Stone Mountain, a peak 1.3 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry
How to reach it
Coordinates40.56699, -77.84977
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Stone Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Garret Knob: 3.2 mi
- Round Top: 4.5 mi
- Pine Hill: 4.8 mi
- Prayer Rock: 5.1 mi
Parks
- Barree Township Building: 5.2 mi
- Barree Township: 5.2 mi
- Stone Creek Valley Park: 5.9 mi
- Union Township Park: 7.2 mi
- Klingsberg Aviary: 7.6 mi
Historic sites
- Revolutionary and Civil War Memorial: 7.4 mi
- The Friends of Greenwood Furnace Pavilion: 7.5 mi
- Greenwood Furnace Stack No. 2: 7.7 mi
- Whipple Dam State Park: 8.5 mi
- Monroe Furnace: 9.2 mi
Museums: 32
- Kishacoquillas Valley Historical Society: 2.8 mi
- Shaver's Creek Visitor Center: 7.6 mi
- Isett Heritage Museum: 7.7 mi
- Swigart Museum: 9.9 mi
- Juniata College Museum of Art: 10.0 mi
Springs: 27
- Swarey Spring: 4.0 mi
- piped spring: 9.3 mi
- Ross Spring: 11.1 mi
- Mason Spring: 11.3 mi
- Keith Spring: 11.5 mi
Attractions: 25
- Shavers Creek Environmental Center: 7.6 mi
- Sugar Shack: 7.7 mi
- Charcoal Hearth: 13.0 mi
- Three Crosses of Mapleton: 13.1 mi
- Spruce Creek Rail Tunnel East Portal: 14.6 mi
Artworks: 24
- Silent Descent: 9.9 mi
- The Paper Trail: 10.4 mi
- Yoda Statue: 14.0 mi
- Honors to the Fallen: 14.9 mi
- Pictasaurus: 15.5 mi
Nature reserves: 15
- Stone Valley Recreation Area: 7.4 mi
- Stan Yoder Memorial Preserve: 14.5 mi
- Patton Woods Nature Recreation Area: 16.1 mi
- State Game Lands Number 215: 16.4 mi
- Thompson Woods Preserve: 16.4 mi
Gardens: 12
- Sculpture Garden: 6.4 mi
- Schreyer Garden: 15.9 mi
- Sculpture Garden: 16.1 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 16.3 mi
- Tudek Park Community Garden: 16.4 mi
Picnic sites: 11
- Pine Hill Picnic Area: 11.1 mi
- Longfellow Vista: 12.3 mi
- Karl Guss Picnic Area: 13.8 mi
- Bell Furnace Picnic Area: 15.2 mi
- Picnic Spot- Christian Fellowship Church: 17.9 mi
Cliffs: 7
- Hunter Rock: 1.5 mi
- Donation Rocks: 4.9 mi
- Pulpit Rocks: 10.7 mi
- Indian Lookout: 14.0 mi
- Old Cliffs: 15.4 mi
Beaches: 2
- Beach access to Kish Creek: 14.9 mi
- Kish park beach access: 15.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.0 miles of Rocky Ridge Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Flat | NNE 21° | 738 m | 13.7 mi |
| Thickhead Mountain | NNE 33° | 733 m | 14.8 mi |
| Big Flat | NNE 18° | 732 m | 11.3 mi |
| Broad Mountain | NE 36° | 726 m | 9.8 mi |
| Grass Mountain | NNE 32° | 717 m | 12.4 mi |
| Broad Mountain | NE 40° | 716 m | 14.9 mi |
| Milligans Knob | NE 47° | 711 m | 12.1 mi |
| Butler Knob | SSW 198° | 708 m | 19.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:48 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 20:05 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:34 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 16:05 | 16:48 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 31 | 39 | 51 | 61 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 54 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lewistown, 15 mi away.
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