Focht Hill
Focht Hill rises to 244 m in Pennsylvania. Scotts Mountain stands 331 m to the northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Swoveberg, a peak 0.9 miles away. Warren Heritage Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off. 55 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Focht Hill is a low mountain in Northampton County, Pennsylvania. The main peak, which rises to 807 feet (246 m), is in Lower Saucon Township east of Hellertown. The mountain is part of the Reading Prong of the Appalachian Mountains.
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Wikidata Q24191614, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 244 m
How to reach it
- 11.9 mi off the Warren Heritage Scenic Byway
- 13.2 mi off the Delaware River Scenic Byway, National
- 14.5 mi off the Delaware River Valley
Overlooks nearby
- Foul Rift Observation Deck · 19 mi
- Goat Hill Overlook · 25 mi
- Old Mill Overlook · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Southeastern Park: 1.2 mi
- High Street Park: 1.9 mi
- Alfred J. Fritchman Reservoir Park: 2.0 mi
- Morris J. Dimmick Park: 2.0 mi
- Water Authority Park: 2.1 mi
- Heller–Wagner Grist Mill: 2.7 mi
- Steelworkers' Archives: 3.5 mi
- National Museum of Industrial History: 4.1 mi
- Springfield Township Historical Society: 4.3 mi
- Lehigh & Keystone Valley Model Railroad Museum: 4.4 mi
- Swoveberg: 0.9 mi
- Kirchberg: 0.9 mi
- Granite Hill: 1.3 mi
- Kohlberg: 1.9 mi
- Sherry Hill: 2.0 mi
- Lost River Caverns: 1.8 mi
- SteelStacks: 3.9 mi
- The Sun Inn: 4.8 mi
- Josiah White II Canal Boat: 5.9 mi
- Crayola Experience: 8.3 mi
- Geissinger Grist Mill: 3.4 mi
- Lock 44: 3.4 mi
- Nick Dutko Monument: 4.0 mi
- Taylor Field Memorial: 4.1 mi
- WWII Monument: 4.2 mi
- Lehigh Community Garden: 2.7 mi
- Esperanza: 4.2 mi
- Sculpture Garden: 4.5 mi
- Japanese Serenity Garden: 4.6 mi
- Sand Island Children's Garden: 4.7 mi
- The Bridge: 3.9 mi
- Mr. Imagination's Sculpture Garden: 4.1 mi
- Amos The Greyhound: 4.8 mi
- Nittany Lion Mascot Statue: 4.8 mi
- John Amos Comenius Monument: 5.1 mi
- Charlie Brown's Clearing: 3.4 mi
- Picinic Table (S): 5.5 mi
- Picinic Table (C): 5.6 mi
- Parkside Pavillion: 12.2 mi
- Carousel Grove: 12.3 mi
- Crystal Spring: 9.6 mi
- Lehigh Park Spring: 9.7 mi
- Helfrichs Spring: 10.4 mi
- Marble Spring: 11.4 mi
- Poorhouse Spring: 12.9 mi
- Nockamixon Cliffs: 7.5 mi
- Mount Washington: 8.1 mi
- Saint Anthonys Nose: 10.8 mi
- lower waterfall ledge: 14.9 mi
- Devil's Tea Table: 15.2 mi
- High Falls: 9.3 mi
- Princess Run Waterfall: 19.7 mi
- Old Mill Falls: 23.8 mi
- Wild Creek Falls: 24.8 mi
- Wilson Avenue River Access: 2.8 mi
- Walnutport Lehigh River Access: 19.3 mi
- 309 Truck Stop: 8.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Focht Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotts Mountain | NE 47° | 331 m | 15.4 mi |
| Bauer Rock | WSW 256° | 317 m | 7.5 mi |
| Gaffney Hill | NE 44° | 308 m | 3.3 mi |
| Flint Hill | SSW 211° | 308 m | 5.0 mi |
| Kirchberg | W 262° | 305 m | 0.9 mi |
| Haycock Mountain | SSE 149° | 295 m | 8.2 mi |
| Kohlberg | S 184° | 294 m | 1.9 mi |
| Musconetcong Mountain | ENE 73° | 289 m | 15.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:37 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:31 | 19:55 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:24 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 15:54 | 16:38 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 30 | 38 | 50 | 59 | 68 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 53 | 43 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.2 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 5.6 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 3.6 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Springtown 1 NNE, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357285977
Day trips start here
- Hellertown · 2 mi
- Bethlehem · 5 mi
- Easton · 8 mi
- Allentown · 9 mi
- Lehigh Valley · 9 mi
- Phillipsburg · 9 mi
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