State Game Lands Number 97
State Game Lands Number 97 is a nature reserve in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 447 m. Savage Mountain stands 813 m to the west, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Polish Mountain, a peak 3.2 miles away. Historic National Road - Maryland passes 15 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Pennsylvania Game Commission
How to reach it
- 15.2 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 20.0 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 22.4 mi off the Washington Heritage Trail, National
- 23.7 mi off the Mountain Maryland Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Sideling Hill Viewpoint · 17 mi
- Warrior Mountain Overlook · 21 mi
- Banner's Overlook · 23 mi
- Prospect Overlook · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Polish Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Martin Hill: 7.5 mi
- Kinser Heights: 7.6 mi
- Kinton Knob: 8.3 mi
- Big Mountain: 10.1 mi
- Sports Park: 6.7 mi
- Snake Spring Community Park: 6.8 mi
- Memorial Park: 7.0 mi
- The Square: 7.1 mi
- The Greens: 7.3 mi
- Pennsylvania Railroad bridge ruins: 6.9 mi
- Pennsylvania Railroad bridge ruins: 6.9 mi
- Fort Bedford Museum: 7.3 mi
- Lime kiln: 7.7 mi
- Everett Area Honor Roll: 7.9 mi
- State Game Lands Number 128: 14.5 mi
- Belle Grove Wildlife Management Area: 16.3 mi
- Billmeyer Wildlife Management Area: 16.8 mi
- State Game Lands Number 261: 17.0 mi
- Browning CREP Easement: 17.6 mi
- Indian Springs: 3.5 mi
- Black Spring: 5.2 mi
- Crystal Spring: 5.7 mi
- Limestone Spring: 5.8 mi
- Chaltbeate Spring: 7.4 mi
- National Museum of the American Coverlet: 6.9 mi
- Bedford Speedway Museum of Speed: 7.1 mi
- Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art: 7.2 mi
- Old Bedford Village: 8.7 mi
- Bedford County Historical Society: 10.1 mi
- Blankley Picnic Area: 6.7 mi
- Sweet Root Picnic Area: 6.8 mi
- Sideling Hill Picnic Area: 17.2 mi
- Ali Ghan Picnic Grounds: 22.6 mi
- Willow Springs Picnic Area: 24.8 mi
- The Little Point: 15.0 mi
- Lovers Leap: 21.6 mi
- The Lockings: 23.4 mi
- Diechland Point: 23.5 mi
- Lovers Leap: 24.7 mi
- The Igloo: 7.8 mi
- Morgan Arts Council: 23.6 mi
- Sideling Hill Rest Area Westbound: 16.8 mi
- Sideling Hill Rest Area Eastbound: 16.9 mi
- The Coffee Pot: 7.7 mi
- Jarrett Falls: 20.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.4 miles of State Game Lands Number 97. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Savage Mountain | W 261° | 813 m | 15.2 mi |
| Martin Hill | SW 221° | 808 m | 7.5 mi |
| Central City Vista | WNW 296° | 798 m | 18.3 mi |
| Big Savage Mountain | WSW 246° | 782 m | 21.8 mi |
| Kinton Knob | NW 319° | 779 m | 8.3 mi |
| Bearwallow Mountain | WSW 257° | 762 m | 17.6 mi |
| Bearwallow Mountain | W 262° | 758 m | 16.1 mi |
| Coot Hill | NNE 23° | 757 m | 18.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:50 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 20:06 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:37 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:10 | 16:53 |
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 | 30 | 32 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 69 | 73 | 71 | 65 | 53 | 42 | 34 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.2 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Everett, 8 mi away.
- False Underwing3 obs
- Abbreviated Button Slug Moth2 obs
- Confused Eusarca Moth2 obs
- Red-headed Inchworm Moth2 obs
- Cynical Quaker2 obs
- Tawny Virbia Moth2 obs
- Drab Condylolomia Moth2 obs
- Timber Rattlesnake1 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.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/11500943
Day trips start here
- Hancock · 21 mi
- Mercersburg · 30 mi
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