Lehigh Mountain
Lehigh Mountain rises to 257 m in Pennsylvania. Bauer Rock stands 317 m to the south-southwest, 2.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Laubach Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Warren Heritage Scenic Byway passes 17 miles off. 54 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Lehigh Mountain is a mountain in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. The main peak rises to 843 feet (257 m) and is located in Salisbury Township. Lehigh Mountain is located on the right bank of the Lehigh River, and is separated from South Mountain by the headwaters of Trout Creek. It is part of the Reading Prong of the Appalachian Mountains.
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Wikidata Q24191612, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 257 m
How to reach it
- 16.9 mi off the Warren Heritage Scenic Byway
- 17.7 mi off the Delaware River Valley
- 19.3 mi off the Delaware River Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Foul Rift Observation Deck · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Laubach Park: 0.4 mi
- William H. Laubach Memorial Park: 0.5 mi
- River Road Park: 0.7 mi
- Fountain Hill Little League - Dodson Senior Baseball Field: 0.9 mi
- Lechauweki Springs: 0.9 mi
- Robert Rodale Reserve: 3.8 mi
- Benckini Tract: 4.4 mi
- Bauder Tract: 4.6 mi
- Freeman's Island: 5.1 mi
- Buehler Memorial Park: 5.3 mi
- Tinsley Jeter Memorial: 1.2 mi
- Asa Packer Monument: 2.2 mi
- Crown Inn: 2.2 mi
- Gen. Casimir Pulaski: 2.2 mi
- Lehigh Valley Workers Memorial: 2.2 mi
- Fowler Family Museum: 1.5 mi
- Esther M. Lee African American Heritage Center: 1.8 mi
- America On Wheels Museum: 2.0 mi
- The NB Center: 2.3 mi
- 1750 Smithy: 2.4 mi
- The Sun Inn: 2.6 mi
- SteelStacks: 3.0 mi
- Lost River Caverns: 4.8 mi
- Speed Slides: 5.8 mi
- Aqua Racer: 5.8 mi
- Dutch Hill: 1.2 mi
- South Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Bauer Rock: 2.5 mi
- Jasper Cliffs: 3.0 mi
- Saucon Hill: 4.3 mi
- Sand Island Children's Garden: 2.3 mi
- Wire Mill Arboretum: 2.4 mi
- Miller's House Garden: 2.4 mi
- Esperanza: 2.5 mi
- Japanese Serenity Garden: 2.5 mi
- Mr. Imagination's Sculpture Garden: 2.3 mi
- Nittany Lion Mascot Statue: 2.5 mi
- Amos The Greyhound: 2.5 mi
- Arts Walk Hamilton Connector: 2.7 mi
- Court Street Arts Alley: 2.7 mi
- Picinic Table (C): 3.6 mi
- Picinic Table (S): 3.6 mi
- Charlie Brown's Clearing: 3.8 mi
- Parkside Pavillion: 6.0 mi
- Carousel Grove: 6.1 mi
- Mount Washington: 12.7 mi
- Nockamixon Cliffs: 13.8 mi
- Saint Anthonys Nose: 14.9 mi
- lower waterfall ledge: 20.2 mi
- Devil's Tea Table: 20.9 mi
- Crystal Spring: 3.3 mi
- Lehigh Park Spring: 3.5 mi
- Helfrichs Spring: 4.3 mi
- Poorhouse Spring: 6.7 mi
- Stempa Spring: 15.2 mi
- Wilson Avenue River Access: 6.2 mi
- Walnutport Lehigh River Access: 14.2 mi
- Dunbars Lehigh River Access: 22.0 mi
- Jim Thorpe Lehigh River Access: 24.8 mi
- High Falls: 15.6 mi
- Princess Run Waterfall: 17.8 mi
- Wild Creek Falls: 21.5 mi
- Old Mill Falls: 23.9 mi
- 309 Truck Stop: 7.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lehigh Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bauer Rock | SSW 203° | 317 m | 2.5 mi |
| Flint Hill | SE 142° | 308 m | 6.0 mi |
| Gaffney Hill | ENE 78° | 308 m | 8.8 mi |
| Kirchberg | E 96° | 305 m | 5.5 mi |
| South Mountain | E 97° | 301 m | 2.3 mi |
| Haycock Mountain | SE 126° | 295 m | 13.0 mi |
| Kohlberg | ESE 111° | 294 m | 6.6 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | S 183° | 282 m | 6.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:38 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 19:55 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:25 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 15:55 | 16:38 |
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 | 30 | 32 | 41 | 52 | 62 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Allentown Lehigh VLY Intl AP, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1179157 — Lehigh Mountain, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania.
OpenStreetMap element node/357294836
Day trips start here
- Allentown · 3 mi
- Bethlehem · 3 mi
- Lehigh Valley · 3 mi
- Hellertown · 4 mi
- Emmaus · 6 mi
- Whitehall Township · 6 mi
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