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Jasper Cliffs

Jasper Cliffs, seen from above at true elevation

Jasper Cliffs rises to 274 m in Pennsylvania. Topton Mountain stands 378 m to the west-southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is South Mountain Reservoir Park, a park 0.6 miles away. Warren Heritage Scenic Byway passes 20 miles off.

The story

cliff in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States

Wikidata Q49469181, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
274 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.56358, -75.45343

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • South Mountain Reservoir Park: 0.6 mi
  • Waldon Terrace Playlot: 0.7 mi
  • South Mountain Big Rock Park: 1.0 mi
  • Lumber & Benton Playlot: 1.0 mi
  • Ithaca Playlot: 1.4 mi
Peaks
Nature reserves
Historic sites
  • Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King Freedom Memorial: 2.6 mi
  • Nittany Lion: 2.7 mi
  • Trout Hall: 2.7 mi
  • Mine Master's House: 2.8 mi
  • Soldiers and Sailors Monument: 2.8 mi
Attractions
  • Speed Slides: 4.0 mi
  • Aqua Racer: 4.0 mi
  • Kids Cove: 4.0 mi
  • Python Plummet: 4.1 mi
  • Lollipop Lagoon: 4.1 mi
Museums: 56
Gardens: 33
Artworks: 21
  • Emma: 2.8 mi
  • Arts Walk Hamilton Connector: 2.9 mi
  • Court Street Arts Alley: 2.9 mi
  • Victor's Lament: 3.8 mi
  • Mr. Imagination's Sculpture Garden: 4.8 mi
Springs: 15
  • Lehigh Park Spring: 2.1 mi
  • Crystal Spring: 2.6 mi
  • Poorhouse Spring: 4.8 mi
  • Helfrichs Spring: 4.9 mi
  • Stempa Spring: 17.7 mi
Picnic sites: 14
  • Parkside Pavillion: 4.3 mi
  • Carousel Grove: 4.3 mi
  • Food Fest Grove: 4.4 mi
  • Charlie Brown's Clearing: 6.6 mi
  • Picinic Table (C): 6.6 mi
Cliffs: 7
Waterfalls: 4
  • High Falls: 17.2 mi
  • Princess Run Waterfall: 20.2 mi
  • Wild Creek Falls: 23.2 mi
  • High Falls: 24.2 mi
Beaches: 3
  • Wilson Avenue River Access: 8.9 mi
  • Walnutport Lehigh River Access: 15.0 mi
  • Dunbars Lehigh River Access: 22.8 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • 309 Truck Stop: 6.2 mi
  • Rest Area: 6.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.6 miles of Jasper Cliffs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Topton MountainWSW 244°378 m13.4 mi
Gap HillSW 235°349 m11.5 mi
Bauer RockE 83°317 m0.8 mi
Sandstone RidgeNW 325°311 m13.2 mi
Flint HillESE 113°308 m6.0 mi
Gaffney HillENE 67°308 m11.3 mi
KirchbergENE 76°305 m7.5 mi
South MountainENE 62°301 m4.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3819:14
June solstice05:3219:5520:37
September equinox06:5018:2519:01
December solstice07:2315:5516:39

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303241526271767466554435
Precip in3.32.83.63.73.64.45.34.64.84.13.23.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Allentown Lehigh VLY Intl AP, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1207019 — Jasper Cliffs, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania.

OpenStreetMap element node/357349507

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