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Mystery Hill

Mystery Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Mystery Hill rises to 878 m in Pennsylvania. 2768 feet stands 923 m to the southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Sugar Camp Hill, a peak 0.5 miles away. Laurel Highlands Scenic Byway passes 5.2 miles off. 42 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in Pennsylvania, United States of America

Wikidata Q49056155, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
878 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.22452, -79.10447

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Laurel Ridge State Park: 2.6 mi
  • Laurel Mountain Park: 4.4 mi
  • Ross Mountain: 7.0 mi
  • Weller Field: 7.0 mi
  • Ligonier Diamond: 7.2 mi
Peaks: 42
Attractions: 39
  • Jack Be Nimble: 9.3 mi
  • Hush A Bye Baby: 9.3 mi
  • Hickory Dickory Dock: 9.3 mi
  • Humpty Dumpty: 9.3 mi
  • The Elf Pond: 9.3 mi
Historic sites: 27
  • Fort Ligonier: 7.1 mi
  • Monument for Life: 10.1 mi
  • Quecreek Mine Accident And Rescue: 10.2 mi
  • John P. Murtha Statue: 11.7 mi
  • Rolling Mills Mine Disaster: 11.8 mi
Museums: 17
Nature reserves: 9
Cliffs: 5
Gardens: 5
  • Laurel Ave Community Garden: 12.1 mi
  • Monastic Garden Area: 16.0 mi
  • Winnie Palmer Nature Reserve Colonial Garden: 16.1 mi
  • Penn State Master Gardeners’ Richard E. Thorn Memorial Gardens: 21.6 mi
  • Formal Garden: 22.9 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Turtle Falls: 12.5 mi
  • Hinckston Falls: 15.2 mi
  • Cole Run Falls: 19.8 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Artworks: 2
  • Morley’s Dog: 12.0 mi
  • Birdhouse: 15.0 mi
Springs: 2
  • Kooser Spring: 13.4 mi
  • Paterson Spring: 19.1 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Keystone Beach: 17.8 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
2768 feetSW 215°923 m15.3 mi
Bald KnobSW 214°893 m9.2 mi
Painter Rock HillSW 223°893 m14.9 mi
Birch Rock HillSW 223°891 m16.6 mi
Sugar Camp HillNNE 14°887 m0.5 mi
Pea Vine HillSW 220°886 m3.9 mi
Pike's PeakSSW 207°868 m1.1 mi
Irwin HillNE 35°868 m1.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5319:29
June solstice05:4820:0920:50
September equinox07:0518:4019:15
December solstice07:3616:1116:54

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1182145 — Mystery Hill, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.

OpenStreetMap element node/357301325

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