Peak · Pennsylvania
Bald Barren
Bald Barren rises to 452 m in Pennsylvania. Dresser Hill stands 673 m to the west, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Bald Hill, a peak 1.5 miles away. Upper Delaware Scenic Byway (Route 97) passes 15 miles off.
The story
mountain in Pennsylvania, United States of America
Wikidata Q49009669, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 452 m
How to reach it
Coordinates41.24954, -75.02128
- 15.0 mi off the Upper Delaware Scenic Byway (Route 97)
- 22.9 mi off the Delaware River Valley
- 25.5 mi off the Western Highlands Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Park Avenue Observatory · 19 mi
- Lifting Rocks Overlook · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Bald Hill: 1.5 mi
- Little Bald Hill: 2.5 mi
- Rock Hill: 2.7 mi
- High Knob: 6.4 mi
- Low Knob: 6.8 mi
Parks
- North Lake Park: 4.4 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 5.1 mi
- Dingman Township Park: 5.2 mi
- George W. Childs Park: 5.4 mi
- Akenac Park: 6.0 mi
Attractions: 58
- Peter's Corners: 8.9 mi
- What's this?: 10.5 mi
- to private house: 13.1 mi
- Costa's Family Fun Park: 13.2 mi
- Rock Cores: 16.3 mi
Nature reserves: 52
- Dwarfskill Preserve: 7.4 mi
- Cornelia and Florence Bridge Preserve: 10.3 mi
- Mount Wismer Nature Preserve: 12.3 mi
- Gravel Family Preserve: 12.7 mi
- Pasold Farm Nature Preserve: 12.9 mi
Historic sites: 36
- Delaware Cemetery Veterans Memorial: 8.0 mi
- Dingman's Ferry: 8.0 mi
- Old Mine Road: 8.9 mi
- Layton, New Jersey: 10.4 mi
- Old Mine Road monument: 10.7 mi
Waterfalls: 35
- Factory Falls: 5.5 mi
- Fulmer Falls: 5.5 mi
- Deer Leap Falls: 5.6 mi
- Dingmans Falls: 6.8 mi
- Silverthread Falls: 7.1 mi
Beaches: 29
- Gold Key Beach: 6.3 mi
- Laurel Ridge Beach: 6.5 mi
- PWLPOA Beach: 9.1 mi
- Kittatinny Lake Beach: 12.9 mi
- Kittattiny Beach: 12.9 mi
Museums: 25
- Rosenkrans House and Museum: 9.6 mi
- Pocono Indian Museum: 12.5 mi
- The Columns Museum of the Pike County Historical Society: 12.7 mi
- Cresco Station Museum: 15.1 mi
- Frazetta Art Museum: 16.2 mi
Gardens: 8
- The Smith-Harker Community Garden: 6.5 mi
- Labyrinth Garden: 13.7 mi
- native plant garden: 16.9 mi
- Founder's Park: 17.8 mi
- Muriel's Garden: 18.1 mi
Rest areas: 8
- Pike County Rest Area Westbound: 12.8 mi
- Pike County Rest Area Eastbound: 12.8 mi
- Pike Welcome Center: 17.8 mi
- Pennsylvania Welcome Center: 19.0 mi
- Greenville Text Stop Eastbound: 21.5 mi
Picnic sites: 7
- Pecks Pond Picnic Area: 3.9 mi
- Toms Creek Recreation Site: 9.1 mi
- Robin Cove Picnic Area: 11.1 mi
- Willow picnic grove: 15.9 mi
- Horeshoe picnic grove: 15.9 mi
Cliffs: 7
- Ridgefield Point: 10.1 mi
- The Cliff: 10.7 mi
- Pike Rock: 15.5 mi
- The Knob: 18.9 mi
- Indian Head: 19.9 mi
Springs: 4
- Fountain of Youth: 13.8 mi
- Artesian Spring: 14.8 mi
- Octave Spring: 24.8 mi
- Bill Warner Spring: 24.8 mi
Artworks: 3
- Glass Tentacles: 9.6 mi
- Buffalo Statue: 17.2 mi
- Rock Maze: 18.0 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Eshback: 8.6 mi
- Conashaugh: 9.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.4 miles of Bald Barren. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dresser Hill | W 264° | 673 m | 17.7 mi |
| Turkey Knoll | WSW 255° | 655 m | 16.3 mi |
| Shaffers Knob | W 260° | 634 m | 16.0 mi |
| Mount Wismer | W 266° | 627 m | 12.1 mi |
| High Knob | WNW 303° | 624 m | 6.4 mi |
| Bush Mountain | W 261° | 611 m | 15.2 mi |
| Low Knob | NW 310° | 607 m | 6.8 mi |
| West Hill | NW 305° | 605 m | 7.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:36 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:28 | 19:56 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:23 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 15:50 | 16:35 |
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 | 23 | 25 | 33 | 45 | 56 | 65 | 69 | 67 | 60 | 49 | 38 | 29 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.2 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hawley 1 E, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1168623 — Bald Barren, Pike County, Pennsylvania.
OpenStreetMap element node/357275966
Day trips start here
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