Forkston Mountain
Forkston Mountain rises to 715 m in Pennsylvania. Tyler Mountain stands 718 m to the west-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Doll Mountain, a peak 1.9 miles away. Gateway to the Endless Mountains passes 5.9 miles off.
The story
Forkston Mountain is a mountain located in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania. This mountain is located in the region of Pennsylvania known as the Endless Mountains. Forkston Mountain is a part of the Allegheny Plateau and rises over the Susquehanna River. Forkston Mountain has a fire tower located at the summit.
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Wikidata Q5469846, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 715 m
How to reach it
- 5.9 mi off the Gateway to the Endless Mountains
- 9.3 mi off the Viaduct Valley Way Scenic Byway
- 24.8 mi off the Governor Casey Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Scenic Overlook (Carbondale) · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Feed Mill Park: 6.5 mi
- McCord Park: 6.9 mi
- Lee Baumgartner Sports Complex: 7.0 mi
- Bob Massaker Sports Complex: 7.3 mi
- Whites Ferry Boat Launch: 8.5 mi
- Doll Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Mehoopany Mountain: 2.7 mi
- South Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Maynard Hill: 3.4 mi
- Cedar Hill: 3.9 mi
- Friedenshutten Monument: 13.4 mi
- Creveling Lakes: 13.6 mi
- Lion Shrine: 14.0 mi
- Ice House: 14.0 mi
- Lake Leigh Dam: 15.7 mi
- Onondaga Falls: 16.1 mi
- F.L. Ricketts Falls: 16.1 mi
- Shawnee Falls: 16.2 mi
- Huron Falls: 16.3 mi
- Ozone Falls: 16.4 mi
- Little Rocky Glen Preserve: 12.4 mi
- Ricketts Glen State Park: 13.6 mi
- Frances Slocum State Park: 14.5 mi
- PFBC Harris Pond: 14.6 mi
- State Game Lands Number 142: 16.3 mi
- Wyalusing Valley Museum: 15.1 mi
- Anthracite Museum: 19.1 mi
- Lackawana Coal Mine Tour: 19.1 mi
- Luzerne County Museum: 20.1 mi
- French Azilum Historic Site: 20.6 mi
- The Famous Tomato Statue: 19.0 mi
- Toni the Tomato Mule: 19.0 mi
- Hyperview: 20.3 mi
- 'The Office' Mural: 21.9 mi
- Faith - Hope - Love Veterans Memorial: 21.9 mi
- Red Barn Village Mini-Golf: 15.2 mi
- Tunkhannock Viaduct: 17.1 mi
- The Mary Stegmaier Mansion: 20.2 mi
- Laporte House: 20.5 mi
- The Big Cow: 21.5 mi
- Prayer Garden: 21.8 mi
- Mulberry Plaza: 22.2 mi
- Lower Quad: 22.3 mi
- Upper Quad: 22.3 mi
- Baldwin House Garden: 22.8 mi
- Roadside Rest: 4.0 mi
- Ricketts: 13.5 mi
- Lake Jean Beach: 15.9 mi
- Campbell's Ledge: 17.2 mi
- Glens Picnic Area: 17.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.8 miles of Forkston Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Mountain | WNW 287° | 718 m | 10.5 mi |
| South Mountain | SSW 211° | 709 m | 3.3 mi |
| Bartlett Mountain | W 271° | 705 m | 6.6 mi |
| Dutch Mountain | WSW 256° | 695 m | 8.5 mi |
| Kocher Mountain | SSW 195° | 689 m | 10.5 mi |
| Flat Top | WSW 256° | 685 m | 4.8 mi |
| Miller Mountain | E 100° | 672 m | 6.0 mi |
| Stone Mountain | SSW 201° | 670 m | 6.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:40 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:31 | 20:00 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:27 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 15:54 | 16:38 |
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 | 24 | 25 | 33 | 44 | 55 | 64 | 68 | 66 | 59 | 48 | 38 | 29 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dushore, 18 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357286093
Day trips start here
- Endless Mountains · 7 mi
- Factoryville · 15 mi
- Clarks Summit · 19 mi
- Wilkes-Barre · 20 mi
- Scranton · 22 mi
- Dunmore · 24 mi
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