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Gorman Summit

Gorman Summit, seen from above at true elevation

Gorman Summit rises to 517 m in Pennsylvania. Clearfield County Highpoint #2 stands 735 m to the northeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Doty Roundtop, a peak 2.5 miles away. Laurel Highlands Scenic Byway passes 28 miles off. 143 named places lie within 25 miles, 23 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Pennsylvania, United States of America

Wikidata Q49032430, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
517 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.81090, -78.90031

143 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 45
  • Hemlock Lake County Park: 3.9 mi
  • East Mahoning Township Community Park: 8.6 mi
  • Harmond Field: 9.7 mi
  • Punxsy Ball Park: 9.8 mi
  • Barclay Square: 9.8 mi
Artworks: 25
  • Patsy's Park Phil: 9.8 mi
  • Mailman Phol: 9.8 mi
  • Punxsy Police Phil: 9.8 mi
  • Barclay Square Phil Carving: 9.9 mi
  • Fireman Phil: 9.9 mi
Peaks: 23
Historic sites: 20
Museums: 9
  • Punxsutawney Weather Discovery Center: 10.0 mi
  • Coolspring Power Museum: 18.7 mi
  • IUP Museum: 19.0 mi
  • Reynoldsville Historical Society: 19.7 mi
  • Coalport Area Coal Museum: 19.7 mi
Nature reserves: 6
Attractions: 6
  • Home of Punxsutawney Phil: 8.8 mi
  • IUP Arch: 18.8 mi
  • Bilger's Rocks: 20.5 mi
  • The Little Caring Caboose: 23.3 mi
  • Presidential Train Car: 23.3 mi
Springs: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Jefferson County Rest Area Eastbound: 23.0 mi
  • Jefferson County Rest Area Westbound: 23.4 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Mechanic's Shanty: 13.8 mi
Cliffs: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Bimini Beach: 24.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Gorman Summit. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Clearfield County Highpoint #2NE 45°735 m24.7 mi
Kinter HillWSW 254°630 m4.1 mi
Coal HillNNE 33°621 m19.6 mi
Moose HillSSW 208°587 m17.8 mi
Doty RoundtopW 281°579 m2.5 mi
Strongs HillSSW 209°555 m16.6 mi
Evans HillSSW 210°552 m19.2 mi
Bloom Run VistaNE 49°551 m21.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:5219:28
June solstice05:4520:1020:51
September equinox07:0418:3819:15
December solstice07:3716:0816:52

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272937485967716963524132
Precip in3.62.93.94.04.34.85.14.34.23.53.53.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Indiana 3 SE, 19 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1212900 — Gorman Summit, Indiana County, Pennsylvania.

OpenStreetMap element node/357364283

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