Applebutter Hill
Applebutter Hill rises to 258 m in Pennsylvania. Topton Mountain stands 378 m to the west-southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Kerrigan's Court, a park 0.9 miles away. Delaware River Scenic Byway passes 19 miles off. 56 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Applebutter Hill is a low mountain in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. The main peak rises to 850 feet (259 m), and is located in Upper Saucon Township. Applebutter Hill is located to the west of Center Valley, and is north of Coopersburg. It is part of the Reading Prong of the Appalachian Mountains.
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Wikidata Q24191618, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 258 m
How to reach it
- 19.3 mi off the Delaware River Scenic Byway, National
- 20.4 mi off the Warren Heritage Scenic Byway
- 22.4 mi off the Delaware River Valley
- 29.1 mi off the Blue Route
Overlooks nearby
- Foul Rift Observation Deck · 27 mi
- Goat Hill Overlook · 28 mi
- Old Mill Overlook · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bauder Tract: 2.3 mi
- Benckini Tract: 2.4 mi
- Buehler Memorial Park: 2.4 mi
- B. Leeroy & Elizabeth Burkhart Preserve: 3.0 mi
- B. Leroy & Elizabeth Burkhart Preserve: 3.1 mi
- Emmaus Historical Society: 3.4 mi
- Mack Trucks Historical Museum: 5.0 mi
- Museum of Indian Culture: 5.3 mi
- Heller–Wagner Grist Mill: 5.9 mi
- Lehigh Valley Heritage Museum: 6.1 mi
- Kerrigan's Court: 0.9 mi
- Hopewell Park: 1.4 mi
- Town Center Park: 2.1 mi
- Upper Saucon Township Community Park: 2.5 mi
- Southern Lehigh Living Memorial Community Park: 2.6 mi
- Centennial Bridge: 2.2 mi
- Our Lady of Deliverance Statue/Recreation Area: 3.0 mi
- St. Jane De Chantal Statue: 3.2 mi
- Mine Master's House: 3.2 mi
- Nittany Lion: 3.2 mi
- Chestnut Hill: 1.1 mi
- Beverly Hills: 1.4 mi
- Limeport Hill: 1.7 mi
- Tunnel Hill: 3.3 mi
- Bauer Rock: 3.3 mi
- Splash Landing: 6.6 mi
- Kids Cove: 6.6 mi
- Patriot's Plunge: 6.6 mi
- Speed Slides: 6.6 mi
- Aquablast: 6.6 mi
- Hopewell Park Rose Garden: 1.4 mi
- Emmaus Community Garden: 3.3 mi
- Emmaus Remembrance Garden: 3.4 mi
- The Fields at Indian Creek Garden: 4.6 mi
- Wire Mill Arboretum: 5.8 mi
- Emma: 3.4 mi
- Arts Walk Hamilton Connector: 6.2 mi
- Court Street Arts Alley: 6.3 mi
- Mr. Imagination's Sculpture Garden: 6.4 mi
- Victor's Lament: 6.9 mi
- Lehigh Park Spring: 5.3 mi
- Crystal Spring: 5.9 mi
- Poorhouse Spring: 7.3 mi
- Helfrichs Spring: 8.3 mi
- Marble Spring: 19.7 mi
- Carousel Grove: 6.8 mi
- Parkside Pavillion: 6.9 mi
- Food Fest Grove: 6.9 mi
- Charlie Brown's Clearing: 8.2 mi
- Picinic Table (S): 9.0 mi
- Nockamixon Cliffs: 14.5 mi
- Mount Washington: 16.5 mi
- Pinnacle Point: 18.3 mi
- lower waterfall ledge: 18.4 mi
- Saint Anthonys Nose: 19.0 mi
- Wilson Avenue River Access: 10.1 mi
- Walnutport Lehigh River Access: 18.4 mi
- High Falls: 16.3 mi
- Princess Run Waterfall: 23.3 mi
- 309 Truck Stop: 3.1 mi
- Fricks Locks Historic District: 22.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Applebutter Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Topton Mountain | WSW 258° | 378 m | 13.5 mi |
| Gap Hill | WSW 253° | 349 m | 11.2 mi |
| Bauer Rock | N 354° | 317 m | 3.3 mi |
| Flint Hill | E 79° | 308 m | 4.4 mi |
| Gaffney Hill | NE 51° | 308 m | 11.9 mi |
| Kirchberg | NE 50° | 305 m | 7.8 mi |
| South Mountain | NNE 28° | 301 m | 6.0 mi |
| Haycock Mountain | E 100° | 295 m | 11.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:38 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 19:55 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:25 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 15:55 | 16:39 |
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 | 28 | 30 | 38 | 50 | 59 | 68 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 53 | 43 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.2 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 5.6 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 3.6 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Springtown 1 NNE, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1168355 — Applebutter Hill, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania.
OpenStreetMap element node/357275548
Day trips start here
- Emmaus · 4 mi
- Allentown · 6 mi
- Lehigh Valley · 6 mi
- Hellertown · 7 mi
- Quakertown · 7 mi
- Bethlehem · 8 mi
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