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Gravel Hill

Gravel Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Gravel Hill rises to 519 m in Pennsylvania. 2768 feet stands 923 m to the south-southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Peyton Hill, a peak 1.4 miles away. Laurel Highlands Scenic Byway passes 2.0 miles off. 45 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in Pennsylvania, United States of America

Wikidata Q49033158, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
519 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.23646, -79.17809

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Laurel Mountain Park: 2.0 mi
  • Weller Field: 3.0 mi
  • Ligonier Diamond: 3.2 mi
  • Laurel Ridge State Park: 5.3 mi
  • Storybook Forest: 5.4 mi
Peaks: 45
Attractions: 40
  • Jack Be Nimble: 5.3 mi
  • Hush A Bye Baby: 5.3 mi
  • Hickory Dickory Dock: 5.3 mi
  • Humpty Dumpty: 5.3 mi
  • The Elf Pond: 5.3 mi
Historic sites: 27
Museums: 17
Nature reserves: 8
Cliffs: 5
Gardens: 5
  • Monastic Garden Area: 12.0 mi
  • Winnie Palmer Nature Reserve Colonial Garden: 12.2 mi
  • Laurel Ave Community Garden: 14.6 mi
  • Penn State Master Gardeners’ Richard E. Thorn Memorial Gardens: 17.7 mi
  • Formal Garden: 18.9 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Turtle Falls: 16.0 mi
  • Hinckston Falls: 17.8 mi
  • Cole Run Falls: 19.1 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Picnic sites: 2
Springs: 2
  • Kooser Spring: 12.2 mi
  • Paterson Spring: 18.1 mi
Artworks: 2
  • Morley’s Dog: 15.0 mi
  • Birdhouse: 16.6 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Keystone Beach: 14.3 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
2768 feetSSW 200°923 m14.3 mi
Bald KnobS 189°893 m8.5 mi
Painter Rock HillSSW 208°893 m13.3 mi
Birch Rock HillSSW 209°891 m15.0 mi
Sugar Camp HillE 94°887 m4.0 mi
Pea Vine HillSSE 160°886 m4.1 mi
Mystery HillESE 102°878 m4.0 mi
Pike's PeakESE 118°868 m3.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5319:29
June solstice05:4820:1020:50
September equinox07:0518:4019:16
December solstice07:3716:1116:55

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F273038505966706962524233
Precip in4.13.34.34.64.55.04.74.04.43.63.43.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Laurel MTN, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1176000 — Gravel Hill, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.

OpenStreetMap element node/357288264

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