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Applebutter Hill

Applebutter Hill, seen from above at true elevation

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.

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

Coordinates40.51760, -75.43046

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • 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
Peaks
Historic sites
Nature reserves
Museums: 60
  • 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
Attractions
  • 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
Gardens: 36
Artworks: 23
  • 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
Picnic sites: 16
  • 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
Springs: 15
  • 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
Cliffs: 6
Waterfalls: 3
  • High Falls: 16.3 mi
  • High Falls: 22.1 mi
  • Princess Run Waterfall: 23.3 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • 309 Truck Stop: 3.1 mi
  • Rest Area: 8.6 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Wilson Avenue River Access: 10.1 mi
  • Walnutport Lehigh River Access: 18.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.6 miles of Applebutter Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Topton MountainWSW 258°378 m13.5 mi
Gap HillWSW 253°349 m11.2 mi
Bauer RockN 354°317 m3.3 mi
Flint HillE 79°308 m4.4 mi
Gaffney HillNE 51°308 m11.9 mi
KirchbergNE 50°305 m7.8 mi
South MountainNNE 28°301 m6.0 mi
Haycock MountainE 100°295 m11.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3819:14
June solstice05:3219:5520:36
September equinox06:5018:2519:01
December solstice07:2215:5516:39

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283038505968737164534333
Precip in3.83.24.44.24.54.65.64.85.14.93.64.6

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

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