State Game Lands Number 98
State Game Lands Number 98 is a nature reserve in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 565 m. Lost Mountain stands 804 m to the south, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Fairview Park, a park 6.2 miles away. High Plateau Scenic Byway passes 19 miles off. 160 named places lie within 25 miles, 30 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Pennsylvania Game Commission
How to reach it
- 19.0 mi off the High Plateau Scenic Byway
- 29.2 mi off the Bucktail Trail
160 named places within 25 miles
- Fairview Park: 6.2 mi
- Brisbin Dam: 6.4 mi
- Four Leaf Clover Fields: 6.4 mi
- Lawrence Township Recreational Park: 6.7 mi
- Glen Richey Fireman's Recreational Park: 6.9 mi
- John Henry Simler House: 6.8 mi
- Philipsburg: 6.9 mi
- Halehurst: 7.0 mi
- Union Church: 7.0 mi
- Clearfield Bison: 8.1 mi
- Clover Hill: 6.2 mi
- Black Bear Hill: 9.4 mi
- Pine Hill: 10.4 mi
- Centre County Highpoint: 13.6 mi
- Hobo Hill: 13.8 mi
- Moose Creek Spring: 10.7 mi
- Herder Spring: 11.1 mi
- Mountain Blood Spring: 15.0 mi
- Beaverlick Spring: 17.9 mi
- Big Sterling Spring: 19.5 mi
- Moshannon Valley Heritage Center: 6.8 mi
- Grice Clearfield Community Museum: 8.0 mi
- Korb House Museum: 10.3 mi
- Coalport Area Coal Museum: 16.0 mi
- Tyrone Candy Museum: 18.8 mi
- State Game Lands Number 78: 6.4 mi
- Grace Nature Trail: 17.3 mi
- Soaring Eagle Wetland: 19.5 mi
- Parker Dam State Park: 20.4 mi
- State Game Lands Number 131: 21.1 mi
- Bilger's Rocks: 13.6 mi
- Carnivorous Pitcher Plant: 15.0 mi
- Tipton Creek Train Station: 20.9 mi
- Theme Park Entrance: 21.0 mi
- Seeds of Hope (Tyrone Community Gardens): 18.7 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 20.1 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 20.4 mi
- Garden: 24.3 mi
- Black Moshannon Beach: 14.9 mi
- Parker Dam State Park Beach: 20.3 mi
- Bimini Beach: 23.7 mi
- Picnic Spot- Christian Fellowship Church: 19.9 mi
- Mechanic's Shanty: 22.9 mi
- Buck Point: 20.8 mi
- Indian Lookout: 24.6 mi
- Centre County Rest Area Eastbound: 21.0 mi
- Centre County Rest Area Westbound: 21.3 mi
- Table Falls: 24.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of State Game Lands Number 98. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lost Mountain | S 185° | 804 m | 15.7 mi |
| Centre County Highpoint | S 177° | 795 m | 13.6 mi |
| Clearfield County Highpoint #2 | NW 308° | 735 m | 14.9 mi |
| Chestnut Ridge-Clearfield County Highpoint | N 358° | 735 m | 16.1 mi |
| Big Knob | N 2° | 714 m | 15.1 mi |
| Bear Knob | E 87° | 713 m | 21.8 mi |
| Old Round Top | N 358° | 710 m | 21.7 mi |
| The Knobs | N 2° | 709 m | 15.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:49 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 20:08 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:36 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:05 | 16:49 |
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 | 24 | 26 | 33 | 46 | 56 | 64 | 68 | 67 | 60 | 49 | 38 | 29 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Philipsburg 2 S, 8 mi away.
- sulphur cinquefoil2 obs
- Bristly locust2 obs
- Song Sparrow1 obs
- Dark-eyed Junco1 obs
- Northern Slimy Salamander1 obs
- North American Porcupine1 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel1 obs
- pink lady's slipper1 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/62230291
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