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Big Fork Hill

Big Fork Hill, seen from above at true elevation

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. 41 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

Coordinates41.12367, -77.97584

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • 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
Historic sites: 44
Peaks: 41
  • 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
Museums: 20
Artworks: 20
Springs: 16
Gardens: 9
Attractions: 6
Rest areas: 2
  • Centre County Rest Area Westbound: 7.3 mi
  • Centre County Rest Area Eastbound: 7.6 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Waterfalls: 2
Cliffs: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Black Moshannon Beach: 15.0 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chestnut Ridge-Clearfield County HighpointW 278°735 m20.0 mi
Big KnobW 276°714 m18.8 mi
Bear KnobSSE 168°713 m12.3 mi
Old Round TopWNW 293°710 m21.5 mi
The KnobsW 275°709 m18.8 mi
Bear RocksS 173°696 m11.6 mi
Little KnobW 273°662 m18.5 mi
Ganderstep KnobSSE 157°658 m11.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4819:24
June solstice05:4020:0720:49
September equinox07:0018:3519:11
December solstice07:3516:0316:47

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232534455564686659483729
Precip in3.22.63.63.84.14.14.04.14.53.83.33.5

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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