Ickes Hill
Ickes Hill rises to 574 m in Pennsylvania. Blue Knob stands 953 m to the north, 2.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Diechland Point, a cliff 0.7 miles away. Laurel Highlands Scenic Byway passes 26 miles off. 52 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
mountain in Pennsylvania, United States of America
Wikidata Q49038244, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 574 m
How to reach it
- 26.3 mi off the Laurel Highlands Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Mark Mock Memorial Park: 5.9 mi
- Claysburg Community Park: 6.6 mi
- Henderson Park: 7.4 mi
- Povich Estates Park: 8.2 mi
- Shawnee Park: 9.5 mi
- Stiefler Hill: 1.5 mi
- Blue Knob: 2.1 mi
- Round Knob: 3.5 mi
- Spruce Knob: 4.2 mi
- Stein Mountain: 4.2 mi
- Lost Cox Children Monument: 3.4 mi
- Sidman Veterans' Memorial: 10.8 mi
- Salix Veterans' Memorial: 11.1 mi
- St. Michael Veterans' Memorial: 11.8 mi
- Admiral Peary Monument: 14.2 mi
- Coal Miner's Museum and Memorial: 12.0 mi
- Lake View Visitor Center: 12.7 mi
- Lemon House: 13.8 mi
- Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art: 14.3 mi
- Bedford County Historical Society: 14.5 mi
- Weynant Spring: 6.6 mi
- Gallitzin Spring: 13.2 mi
- Linng Water Spring: 16.3 mi
- Chaltbeate Spring: 16.5 mi
- Limestone Spring: 18.3 mi
- Disaster’s Edge Environmental Education Center: 11.9 mi
- Allegheny Front Hawk Watch: 14.9 mi
- State Game Lands Number 279: 16.1 mi
- State Game Lands Number 261: 18.8 mi
- Nathan's Divided Nature Education Center: 18.8 mi
- Diechland Point: 0.7 mi
- Herman Point: 2.9 mi
- Kittanning Point: 17.2 mi
- Devils Elbow: 19.5 mi
- Laurel Hill: 23.4 mi
- Boot: 11.3 mi
- Golden Tiger Statue: 15.3 mi
- Morley’s Dog: 19.4 mi
- The Igloo: 20.0 mi
- Great Auk: 21.3 mi
- Old Duncansville Airmail field: 12.6 mi
- Engine House #6 Exhibit Building: 13.8 mi
- Cresson Railroad Observation Platform: 14.4 mi
- The Coffee Pot: 16.4 mi
- Tank: 23.8 mi
- Willow Springs Picnic Area: 1.0 mi
- Mowery Picnic Area: 1.7 mi
- Burnt House Picnic Area: 2.9 mi
- Babcock Picnic Area: 11.1 mi
- Turtle Falls: 17.0 mi
- Hinckston Falls: 19.0 mi
- Laurel Ave Community Garden: 21.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ickes Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Knob | N 1° | 953 m | 2.1 mi |
| Schaefer Head | N 2° | 898 m | 4.5 mi |
| Ritchey Knob | NNE 21° | 874 m | 6.4 mi |
| Cattle Knob | NNE 12° | 865 m | 4.7 mi |
| Round Top | W 273° | 849 m | 4.6 mi |
| Round Knob | N 5° | 846 m | 3.5 mi |
| Pine Knob | NNE 26° | 824 m | 5.8 mi |
| Vickrey Mountain | NNW 331° | 821 m | 5.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:51 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 20:07 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:37 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:09 | 16:52 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 31 | 39 | 50 | 60 | 69 | 72 | 71 | 64 | 53 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 1.9 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Altoona Blair CO AP, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357292168
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