State Game Lands Number 185
State Game Lands Number 185 is a nature reserve in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 491 m. Rager Mountain stands 786 m to the south-southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Buck Hill, a peak 3.4 miles away. Laurel Highlands Scenic Byway passes 21 miles off. 159 named places lie within 25 miles, 26 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Pennsylvania Game Commission
How to reach it
- 20.7 mi off the Laurel Highlands Scenic Byway
159 named places within 25 miles
- Susquehanna Township Community Park: 5.5 mi
- Spangler Fireman's Community Park: 5.5 mi
- Angel Garden: 8.0 mi
- Hasting Area Hockey Association: 8.0 mi
- Hastings Park: 8.1 mi
- Buck Hill: 3.4 mi
- Turkey Knob: 3.5 mi
- Gorman Summit: 8.8 mi
- Kinter Hill: 9.6 mi
- Doty Roundtop: 10.1 mi
- Jimmy Stewart Statue: 16.2 mi
- The Crimson Hawk: 16.5 mi
- Castleform: 16.5 mi
- Ghost: 16.6 mi
- The Arch: 16.6 mi
- Eliza Furnace: 14.5 mi
- Mine Entrance Memorial: 14.6 mi
- Bendel-Davis-Curtis home: 15.5 mi
- War Memorial: 15.6 mi
- Zion Church: 15.9 mi
- Cambria County Historical Society: 15.4 mi
- Cambria County Historical Society: 15.4 mi
- IUP Museum: 16.5 mi
- Keirn Family World War II Museum: 17.1 mi
- Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art: 17.3 mi
- Yellow Creek State Park: 11.8 mi
- Nathan's Divided Nature Education Center: 14.8 mi
- State Game Lands Number 273: 15.2 mi
- State Game Lands Number 279: 19.6 mi
- Buttermilk Falls Natural Area: 21.6 mi
- Suncliff: 12.1 mi
- Laurel Hill: 22.1 mi
- Kittanning Point: 23.3 mi
- Devils Elbow: 23.4 mi
- IUP Arch: 16.2 mi
- Home of Punxsutawney Phil: 17.5 mi
- Cresson Railroad Observation Platform: 20.9 mi
- Engine House #6 Exhibit Building: 22.8 mi
- Granny Coon Spring: 19.9 mi
- Gallitzin Spring: 24.2 mi
- Mechanic's Shanty: 9.9 mi
- Hinckston Falls: 22.0 mi
- Laurel Ave Community Garden: 23.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of State Game Lands Number 185. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rager Mountain | SSW 193° | 786 m | 20.0 mi |
| Chestnut Flats | ESE 120° | 729 m | 23.0 mi |
| Kinter Hill | NW 320° | 630 m | 9.6 mi |
| Moose Hill | SW 235° | 587 m | 12.8 mi |
| Pringle Hill | SSE 162° | 581 m | 21.4 mi |
| Doty Roundtop | NNW 332° | 579 m | 10.1 mi |
| Penn View Mountain | SW 224° | 577 m | 24.2 mi |
| Strongs Hill | WSW 239° | 555 m | 11.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:52 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 20:09 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:38 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:08 | 16:52 |
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 | 27 | 29 | 37 | 48 | 59 | 67 | 71 | 69 | 63 | 52 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Indiana 3 SE, 15 mi away.
- Allegheny Mountain Dusky Salamander18 obs
- Northern Two-lined Salamander6 obs
- Northern Dusky Salamander2 obs
- Eastern Red-backed Salamander1 obs
- Common Garter Snake1 obs
- Common Watersnake1 obs
- White-tailed Deer1 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel1 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/884213917
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