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Heinz Hill

Heinz Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Heinz Hill rises to 489 m in Pennsylvania. 2768 feet stands 923 m to the south, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Shooters Hill, a peak 1.3 miles away. Laurel Highlands Scenic Byway passes 0.8 miles off. 44 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in Pennsylvania, United States of America

Wikidata Q49035847, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
489 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.21063, -79.24031

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Ligonier Diamond: 2.2 mi
  • Weller Field: 2.6 mi
  • Laurel Mountain Park: 2.9 mi
  • Linn Run State Park: 3.8 mi
  • Storybook Forest: 4.0 mi
Peaks: 44
Attractions: 40
  • Treehouse (O the Owl, Katerina): 3.8 mi
  • Museum-Go_Round (Miss Elaina): 3.8 mi
  • King Friday's Castle: 3.9 mi
  • Clock Factory (Dad Tiger): 3.9 mi
  • Mr. McFeeley: 3.9 mi
Historic sites: 22
Museums: 15
Nature reserves: 5
Gardens: 5
  • Monastic Garden Area: 9.8 mi
  • Winnie Palmer Nature Reserve Colonial Garden: 9.9 mi
  • Penn State Master Gardeners’ Richard E. Thorn Memorial Gardens: 15.3 mi
  • Formal Garden: 16.1 mi
  • Laurel Ave Community Garden: 18.4 mi
Cliffs: 4
Waterfalls: 4
  • Cole Run Falls: 16.6 mi
  • Turtle Falls: 19.6 mi
  • Hinckston Falls: 21.5 mi
  • Sugar Run Falls: 24.9 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 2
  • Kooser Spring: 9.7 mi
  • Paterson Spring: 15.6 mi
Artworks: 2
  • Birdhouse: 16.4 mi
  • Morley’s Dog: 18.7 mi
Picnic sites: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Keystone Beach: 13.5 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
2768 feetS 187°923 m11.8 mi
Bald KnobSSE 163°893 m6.9 mi
Painter Rock HillSSW 197°893 m10.4 mi
Birch Rock HillSSW 200°891 m12.0 mi
Sugar Camp HillENE 79°887 m7.4 mi
Pea Vine HillESE 114°886 m5.1 mi
Mystery HillE 82°878 m7.2 mi
Pike's PeakE 90°868 m6.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5319:29
June solstice05:4820:1020:51
September equinox07:0518:4019:16
December solstice07:3716:1216:55

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 1176783 — Heinz Hill, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.

OpenStreetMap element node/357290015

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