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Hightop

Hightop, seen from above at true elevation

Hightop rises to 638 m in Pennsylvania. The Winehead stands 724 m to the northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Rock Springs Picnic Area, a picnic site 0.6 miles away. Bucktail Trail passes 25 miles off.

The story

mountain in Pennsylvania, United States of America

Wikidata Q49036473, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
638 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.80396, -77.26498

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Joyce Kilmer Monument: 5.9 mi
  • Lincoln Park: 6.8 mi
  • McClure Station Park: 7.3 mi
  • Basom Park: 11.0 mi
  • Keene Community Park: 11.4 mi
Springs: 26
Historic sites: 18
Museums: 9
  • Mifflinburg Buggy Museum: 13.6 mi
  • Mifflinburg Historical Society Museum: 13.9 mi
  • McCoy House: 21.6 mi
  • Lewisburg Children's Museum: 22.3 mi
  • Rhoneymeade Arboretum & Sculpture Garden: 23.9 mi
Picnic sites: 6
  • Rock Springs Picnic Area: 0.6 mi
  • Snyder-Middleswarth Picnic Area: 1.0 mi
  • Hairy Johns PIcnic Area: 7.4 mi
  • Tea Springs Picnic Area: 17.9 mi
  • St. Agnes Picnic Grounds: 24.7 mi
Attractions: 5
  • Red Candle Island: 3.5 mi
  • Penn's Cave & Wildlife Park: 18.9 mi
  • Lewistown Armory: 19.7 mi
  • Beer Tap: 23.1 mi
  • J. Doyle Corman Amphitheater and Floating Stage: 24.9 mi
Gardens: 2
  • Long Lane Flower & Garden: 12.7 mi
  • Tripollinator Garden: 19.8 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Clinton County Rest Area Eastbound: 18.0 mi
  • Clinton County Rest Area Westbound: 18.1 mi
Waterfalls: 2
Beaches: 2
  • Kish park beach access: 19.7 mi
  • Beach access to Kish Creek: 21.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.0 miles of Hightop. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
The WineheadNW 316°724 m15.2 mi
Strong MountainW 261°672 m10.3 mi
White MountainWNW 284°671 m6.4 mi
Thick MountainNW 319°671 m7.1 mi
Winkelblech MountainNNW 336°668 m8.6 mi
Shriner MountainNNW 336°665 m10.5 mi
Paddy MountainN 353°660 m5.9 mi
Spruce MountainW 268°659 m11.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4519:21
June solstice05:3820:0320:45
September equinox06:5718:3219:08
December solstice07:3116:0116:45

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283239516270747265544233

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Laurelton CTR, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357290676

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