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Ickes Hill

Ickes Hill, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates40.25730, -78.56252

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • 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
Peaks: 52
Historic sites: 31
  • 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
Museums: 25
  • 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
Springs: 10
  • 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
Nature reserves: 6
Cliffs: 5
Artworks: 5
  • 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
Attractions: 5
  • 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
Picnic sites: 4
Waterfalls: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Gardens: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blue KnobN 1°953 m2.1 mi
Schaefer HeadN 2°898 m4.5 mi
Ritchey KnobNNE 21°874 m6.4 mi
Cattle KnobNNE 12°865 m4.7 mi
Round TopW 273°849 m4.6 mi
Round KnobN 5°846 m3.5 mi
Pine KnobNNE 26°824 m5.8 mi
Vickrey MountainNNW 331°821 m5.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:5119:26
June solstice05:4520:0720:48
September equinox07:0218:3719:13
December solstice07:3416:0916:52

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283139506069727164534233
Precip in2.21.93.03.33.73.43.53.34.02.92.92.6

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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357292168

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