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Irwin Hill

Irwin Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Irwin Hill rises to 868 m in Pennsylvania. 2768 feet stands 923 m to the southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Laurel Ridge State Park, a park 0.9 miles away. Laurel Highlands Scenic Byway passes 4.8 miles off. 41 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in Pennsylvania, United States of America

Wikidata Q49039190, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
868 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.24507, -79.08558

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Laurel Ridge State Park: 0.9 mi
  • Ross Mountain: 5.5 mi
  • Laurel Mountain Park: 5.8 mi
  • Weller Field: 7.8 mi
  • Ligonier Diamond: 8.0 mi
Peaks: 41
Attractions: 38
  • Jack Be Nimble: 9.9 mi
  • Hush A Bye Baby: 10.0 mi
  • Hickory Dickory Dock: 10.0 mi
  • The Elf Pond: 10.0 mi
  • Humpty Dumpty: 10.0 mi
Historic sites: 24
  • Fort Ligonier: 8.1 mi
  • John P. Murtha Statue: 10.1 mi
  • Rolling Mills Mine Disaster: 10.2 mi
  • World War II Memorial: 10.4 mi
  • POW MIA: 10.4 mi
Museums: 17
Nature reserves: 9
Cliffs: 5
Gardens: 5
  • Laurel Ave Community Garden: 10.4 mi
  • Monastic Garden Area: 16.6 mi
  • Winnie Palmer Nature Reserve Colonial Garden: 16.8 mi
  • Penn State Master Gardeners’ Richard E. Thorn Memorial Gardens: 22.3 mi
  • Formal Garden: 23.7 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Turtle Falls: 11.1 mi
  • Hinckston Falls: 13.5 mi
  • Cole Run Falls: 21.6 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Artworks: 2
  • Morley’s Dog: 10.4 mi
  • Birdhouse: 16.3 mi
Springs: 2
  • Kooser Spring: 15.1 mi
  • Paterson Spring: 20.8 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Keystone Beach: 17.9 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
2768 feetSW 215°923 m17.1 mi
Bald KnobSW 215°893 m10.9 mi
Painter Rock HillSW 222°893 m16.7 mi
Birch Rock HillSW 222°891 m18.3 mi
Sugar Camp HillSW 224°887 m1.2 mi
Pea Vine HillSW 218°886 m5.7 mi
Mystery HillSW 215°878 m1.7 mi
Pike's PeakSSW 212°868 m2.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5319:29
June solstice05:4820:0920:50
September equinox07:0518:3919:15
December solstice07:3616:1116:54

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232533455562666559483728
Precip in4.43.54.74.95.55.95.14.84.84.24.34.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Laurel Summit, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1177872 — Irwin Hill, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.

OpenStreetMap element node/357292620

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