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Birch Rock Hill

Birch Rock Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Birch Rock Hill rises to 891 m in Pennsylvania. Mount Davis stands 979 m to the south-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Roaring Run Natural Area, a park 1.4 miles away. Laurel Highlands Scenic Byway passes 2.7 miles off.

The story

mountain in Pennsylvania, United States of America

Wikidata Q49012972, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
891 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.04730, -79.31726

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Roaring Run Natural Area: 1.4 mi
  • Laurel Hill State Park: 3.9 mi
  • Kooser State Park: 4.7 mi
  • Laurel Hill Park: 5.7 mi
  • Laural Ridge State Park: 5.9 mi
Peaks
Attractions: 43
  • Laurel Ridge State Park XC Skiing Concession Building: 7.0 mi
  • Fallingwater: 12.6 mi
  • Soak Zone: 14.7 mi
  • Tipping Bucket: 14.7 mi
  • Daniel Tiger Stage: 14.8 mi
Historic sites: 21
  • Mt. Hope School: 1.7 mi
  • CCC Monument: 5.6 mi
  • Quecreek Mine Accident And Rescue: 12.4 mi
  • Monument for Life: 12.4 mi
  • Mount Pleasant WWI Memorial: 13.8 mi
Museums: 18
Cliffs: 8
Nature reserves: 8
Gardens: 5
  • Winnie Palmer Nature Reserve Colonial Garden: 17.1 mi
  • Monastic Garden Area: 17.2 mi
  • Formal Garden: 19.5 mi
  • Penn State Master Gardeners’ Richard E. Thorn Memorial Gardens: 20.5 mi
  • The Chateau Gardens: 20.8 mi
Springs: 4
  • Kooser Spring: 3.6 mi
  • Paterson Spring: 4.3 mi
  • Baughman Spring: 19.1 mi
  • Cool Spring: 20.7 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Artworks: 3
  • Birdhouse: 12.9 mi
  • Metal Sculpture: 23.7 mi
  • Statue of Thomas Jefferson and Albert Gallatin: 23.8 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Keystone Beach: 22.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.2 miles of Birch Rock Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DavisSSE 158°979 m19.5 mi
Baughman RocksSSE 156°961 m19.2 mi
Glade MountainSSE 161°936 m18.8 mi
2768 feetE 99°923 m2.6 mi
Ringer HillSSE 163°903 m22.3 mi
Maust HillSSE 164°901 m22.8 mi
Vought RockSSE 151°898 m18.3 mi
Painter Rock HillNE 37°893 m1.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2218:5419:29
June solstice05:4920:1020:50
September equinox07:0618:4019:16
December solstice07:3716:1316:56

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242634465764696761493830
Precip in4.54.84.55.55.44.84.24.74.34.14.25.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hidden Valley, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1169640 — Birch Rock Hill, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.

OpenStreetMap element node/357277436

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