Peak · Pennsylvania
East Mountain
East Mountain rises to 579 m in Pennsylvania. Dresser Hill stands 673 m to the west-southwest, 8.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Indian Ladder Falls, a waterfall 1.6 miles away. Upper Delaware Scenic Byway (Route 97) passes 19 miles off.
The story
mountain in Pennsylvania, United States of America
Wikidata Q49027003, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 579 m
How to reach it
Coordinates41.25815, -75.20518
- 19.3 mi off the Upper Delaware Scenic Byway (Route 97)
- 22.6 mi off the Governor Casey Byway
- 24.0 mi off the Delaware River Valley
Overlooks nearby
- Scenic Overlook (Carbondale) · 25 mi
- Lifting Rocks Overlook · 27 mi
- Park Avenue Observatory · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Mud Pond Mountain: 2.2 mi
- West Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Mount Wismer: 2.9 mi
- Belle Mountain: 3.9 mi
- Middle Mountain: 4.0 mi
Parks
- Sky Puppies: 2.8 mi
- High Acres Park: 4.9 mi
- Carlton Drake Memorial Park: 6.9 mi
- Ironwood Park: 8.5 mi
- Ice Lake Park: 8.8 mi
Nature reserves: 54
- Mount Wismer Nature Preserve: 3.1 mi
- Gravel Family Preserve: 3.6 mi
- Pasold Farm Nature Preserve: 5.8 mi
- Chestnut Mountain Nature Preserve: 5.8 mi
- Zimmer Wildlife Sanctuary: 6.6 mi
Historic sites: 42
- Gertrude Walker Gift to the Lacawac Sanctuary: 9.2 mi
- Wallenpaupack Lake Estates 9/11 Memorial: 10.4 mi
- Veterans' Memorial Flag & Plaque: 13.3 mi
- Fort Hyndshaw: 15.7 mi
- Old Mine Road monument: 16.2 mi
Waterfalls: 41
- Indian Ladder Falls: 1.6 mi
- Bond Hill Falls: 5.6 mi
- Little Falls: 10.7 mi
- Resica Falls: 11.7 mi
- Upper Bridesmaid's Falls: 13.7 mi
Attractions: 28
- What's this?: 6.8 mi
- osprey nest: 9.3 mi
- Deagan Chimes: 9.4 mi
- weather station: 9.6 mi
- floating weather station: 9.7 mi
Museums: 21
- Cresco Station Museum: 8.2 mi
- Wills Mansion Museum: 12.1 mi
- Tobyhanna Train Station: 12.3 mi
- Gouldsboro Train Station: 12.9 mi
- Brodhead Creek Heritage Center: 13.9 mi
Beaches: 18
- Deer Beach: 10.1 mi
- Laurel Ridge Beach: 10.5 mi
- Tobyhanna Lake Beach: 10.8 mi
- Sandy Beach: 12.8 mi
- Palmyra Township Public Beach: 13.2 mi
Gardens: 9
- Labyrinth Garden: 4.7 mi
- native plant garden: 9.6 mi
- Glacier Lake Garden: 11.0 mi
- Muriel's Garden: 15.5 mi
- The Smith-Harker Community Garden: 15.8 mi
Picnic sites: 8
- Robin Cove Picnic Area: 2.1 mi
- Pecks Pond Picnic Area: 6.7 mi
- Willow picnic grove: 6.9 mi
- Horeshoe picnic grove: 6.9 mi
- Toms Creek Recreation Site: 15.8 mi
Cliffs: 8
- Ridgefield Point: 3.5 mi
- The Knob: 11.9 mi
- The View (Abderdeen Road Overlook): 16.5 mi
- The Cliff: 19.9 mi
- Indian Head: 20.4 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Pike County Rest Area Westbound: 6.9 mi
- Pike County Rest Area Eastbound: 7.0 mi
- Crescent Lake Rest Area: 15.6 mi
- Pennsylvania Welcome Center: 18.8 mi
- Rest area: 24.4 mi
Springs: 5
- Octave Spring: 15.6 mi
- Bill Warner Spring: 15.9 mi
- Fountain of Youth: 18.9 mi
- Sand Spring: 21.7 mi
- Artesian Spring: 24.4 mi
Artworks: 5
- Glass Tentacles: 18.9 mi
- Rock Maze: 22.1 mi
- Penn State Nittany Lion: 24.8 mi
- Worthington Scranton Statue: 24.9 mi
- Nittany Lion Shrine: 24.9 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Eshback: 16.7 mi
- Conashaugh: 18.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.5 miles of East Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dresser Hill | WSW 252° | 673 m | 8.4 mi |
| Turkey Knoll | SW 232° | 655 m | 7.8 mi |
| Camelback Mountain | SSW 207° | 647 m | 16.8 mi |
| Blair Hill | W 272° | 645 m | 17.9 mi |
| Shaffers Knob | WSW 241° | 634 m | 7.1 mi |
| Mount Wismer | WSW 239° | 627 m | 2.9 mi |
| High Knob | NE 55° | 624 m | 5.1 mi |
| Bush Mountain | WSW 242° | 611 m | 6.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:37 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:29 | 19:56 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:23 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 15:51 | 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 | 44 | 55 | 63 | 68 | 66 | 59 | 48 | 38 | 28 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 4.1 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Pocono Pocono Mountains MUN, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1192412 — East Mountain, Pike County, Pennsylvania.
OpenStreetMap element node/357321760
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