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Bald Hill

Bald Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Bald Hill rises to 397 m in Pennsylvania. Elk Rock stands 694 m to the south-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is New Stanton Park, a park 2.3 miles away. Laurel Highlands Scenic Byway passes 15 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Wikidata Q49009817, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
397 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.22590, -79.63699

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • New Stanton Park: 2.3 mi
  • Youngwood Park and Pool: 2.3 mi
  • Madison Park: 2.5 mi
  • Youngwood Borough Park: 3.1 mi
  • Westmoreland County Community College's University Park: 3.5 mi
Peaks
  • 1320: 5.7 mi
  • Sand Hill: 6.1 mi
  • 1240: 8.2 mi
  • 1207: 8.7 mi
  • 1300: 8.8 mi
Historic sites
  • Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Statue: 7.1 mi
  • Saint Filumena Shrine: 7.3 mi
  • Mount Pleasant WWI Memorial: 7.3 mi
  • Hahntown War Memorial: 7.8 mi
  • Gratztown War Memorial: 7.8 mi
Attractions: 53
  • Westinghouse Atom Smasher: 16.8 mi
  • Tipping Bucket: 18.8 mi
  • Soak Zone: 18.8 mi
  • Wild Mouse: 19.0 mi
  • Daniel Tiger Stage: 19.0 mi
Museums: 46
Artworks: 43
  • McKeesport Model Railroad Club: 13.6 mi
  • The Sail: 16.5 mi
  • Blaze the Vulcan: 17.2 mi
  • Statue of Dr. Robert E Eberly: 17.2 mi
  • statue base: 18.7 mi
Gardens: 40
  • Formal Garden: 6.4 mi
  • Penn State Master Gardeners’ Richard E. Thorn Memorial Gardens: 9.2 mi
  • McKeesport Arboretum and Rose Garden: 12.6 mi
  • Winnie Palmer Nature Reserve Colonial Garden: 13.2 mi
  • Monastic Garden Area: 13.5 mi
Nature reserves: 33
Picnic sites: 16
  • Picnic Area: 10.9 mi
  • Quiet Acres 2: 11.4 mi
  • Wagon Wheel: 11.5 mi
  • North Woods: 11.5 mi
  • Goldenrod: 11.5 mi
Beaches: 5
  • Aquatorium Beach Right Side: 15.2 mi
  • Aquatorium Beach Left Side: 15.3 mi
  • Aquatorium Beach Left Side: 15.3 mi
  • Keystone Beach: 17.0 mi
  • Redds Beach: 18.2 mi
Cliffs: 5
Springs: 4
  • Francis Spring: 10.9 mi
  • Cool Spring: 22.5 mi
  • Kooser Spring: 22.8 mi
  • Paterson Spring: 24.5 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Waterfalls: 2
  • Thompson Run Falls: 15.4 mi
  • Sugar Run Falls: 23.4 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.6 miles of Bald Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Elk RockSSE 166°694 m19.6 mi
Sun HillSE 137°655 m16.1 mi
Jockey KnobSE 140°630 m17.3 mi
Fowl HillSE 134°587 m18.4 mi
Ore Mine HillSE 145°500 m11.8 mi
Fort HillSSW 197°478 m9.4 mi
RoundtopS 190°432 m9.3 mi
Sheppler HillWSW 242°429 m10.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2318:5519:31
June solstice05:5020:1120:52
September equinox07:0718:4219:17
December solstice07:3816:1316:56

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293139495967717063524234
Precip in3.32.23.43.64.34.94.44.03.53.23.43.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Pleasant, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1168633 — Bald Hill, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.

OpenStreetMap element node/357275981

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