Big Fork Hill
Big Fork Hill rises to 609 m in Pennsylvania. Chestnut Ridge-Clearfield County Highpoint stands 735 m to the west, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Bear Hill, a peak 0.7 miles away. High Plateau Scenic Byway passes 0.5 miles off. 38 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Mountain in Pennsylvania, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49012426, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 609 m
How to reach it
- 0.5 mi off the High Plateau Scenic Byway
- 9.7 mi off the Bucktail Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Hyner View · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Snow Shoe Township Public Recreation Facility: 4.7 mi
- Burnside Park: 5.0 mi
- Kylertown Little League Fields: 13.4 mi
- Sinnamahoning Park: 14.6 mi
- Milesburg Park: 15.9 mi
- Karthaus Furnace: 7.1 mi
- Michaella Marie Wolfe (1992-2007): 7.8 mi
- Gorton Coke Ovens: 9.4 mi
- Three Runs Fire Tower Site: 10.0 mi
- Rattlesnake Hotel: 13.7 mi
- Bear Hill: 0.7 mi
- Little Fork Hill: 0.8 mi
- McCormack Hill: 5.9 mi
- Tower Hill: 6.7 mi
- Grove Hill: 7.6 mi
- The David House Heritage Museum: 6.5 mi
- Miles-Humes House, Centre County Library & Historical Museum: 17.8 mi
- American Philatelic Center: 17.9 mi
- Howard Area Museum Historical Society: 18.1 mi
- Greater Renovo Area Heritage Park: 18.2 mi
- Cameron County Bucktails monument: 16.9 mi
- Bells Across PA - "Stories of Our Railroad": 17.8 mi
- Via Air Mail: 17.9 mi
- Ridge and Valley Sculpture: 22.6 mi
- Caterpillar: 22.6 mi
- Big Sterling Spring: 3.9 mi
- Yellowsnake Spring water trough: 10.5 mi
- Big Spring: 11.0 mi
- Kelley Spring: 18.3 mi
- Forked Spring: 19.3 mi
- East Branch Swamp Natural Area: 12.9 mi
- State Game Lands Number 92: 14.3 mi
- Cranberry Swamp Natural Area: 15.8 mi
- State Game Lands Number 78: 17.0 mi
- Soaring Eagle Wetland: 19.7 mi
- Bellefonte Community Children's Garden: 17.8 mi
- Penn State Community Garden Pollinator Garden: 22.6 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 22.7 mi
- Tudek Park Community Garden: 22.7 mi
- Bee and Pollinator Garden: 22.7 mi
- Carnivorous Pitcher Plant: 16.0 mi
- Air Quality Learning and Demonstration Center: 22.2 mi
- Millbrook Marsh Nature Center: 22.6 mi
- Lion Shrine: 23.3 mi
- Deeded Square Inches: 23.6 mi
- Centre County Rest Area Westbound: 7.3 mi
- Centre County Rest Area Eastbound: 7.6 mi
- 3 Runs Falls: 10.4 mi
- Table Falls: 17.4 mi
- Buck Point: 10.5 mi
- The Rock: 20.5 mi
- Black Moshannon Beach: 15.0 mi
- Picnic Spot- Christian Fellowship Church: 22.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Big Fork Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chestnut Ridge-Clearfield County Highpoint | W 278° | 735 m | 20.0 mi |
| Big Knob | W 276° | 714 m | 18.8 mi |
| Bear Knob | SSE 168° | 713 m | 12.3 mi |
| Old Round Top | WNW 293° | 710 m | 21.5 mi |
| The Knobs | W 275° | 709 m | 18.8 mi |
| Bear Rocks | S 173° | 696 m | 11.6 mi |
| Little Knob | W 273° | 662 m | 18.5 mi |
| Ganderstep Knob | SSE 157° | 658 m | 11.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:48 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 20:07 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:35 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:03 | 16:47 |
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 | 34 | 45 | 55 | 64 | 68 | 66 | 59 | 48 | 37 | 29 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Clarence, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1169509 — Big Fork Hill, Centre County, Pennsylvania.
OpenStreetMap element node/357277322
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