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Painter Rock Hill

Painter Rock Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Painter Rock Hill rises to 893 m in Pennsylvania. Mount Davis stands 979 m to the south-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Roaring Run Natural Area, a park 0.4 miles away. Laurel Highlands Scenic Byway passes 3.0 miles off.

The story

mountain in Pennsylvania, United States of America

Wikidata Q49059448, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
893 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.06674, -79.29809

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Roaring Run Natural Area: 0.4 mi
  • Kooser State Park: 3.6 mi
  • Laurel Hill State Park: 4.2 mi
  • Laurel Hill Park: 6.3 mi
  • Laurel Summit State Park: 6.8 mi
Peaks
Attractions: 43
  • Laurel Ridge State Park XC Skiing Concession Building: 8.6 mi
  • Soak Zone: 13.3 mi
  • Tipping Bucket: 13.3 mi
  • Treehouse (O the Owl, Katerina): 13.3 mi
  • Daniel Tiger Stage: 13.3 mi
Historic sites: 20
  • Mt. Hope School: 0.9 mi
  • CCC Monument: 6.0 mi
  • Quecreek Mine Accident And Rescue: 11.3 mi
  • Monument for Life: 11.3 mi
  • Fort Ligonier: 12.4 mi
Museums: 18
Cliffs: 7
Nature reserves: 7
Gardens: 5
  • Winnie Palmer Nature Reserve Colonial Garden: 16.1 mi
  • Monastic Garden Area: 16.2 mi
  • Formal Garden: 19.0 mi
  • Penn State Master Gardeners’ Richard E. Thorn Memorial Gardens: 19.8 mi
  • The Chateau Gardens: 22.5 mi
Springs: 4
  • Kooser Spring: 2.2 mi
  • Paterson Spring: 5.4 mi
  • Baughman Spring: 20.0 mi
  • Cool Spring: 22.2 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Picnic sites: 3
Artworks: 1
  • Birdhouse: 12.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Keystone Beach: 21.7 mi
Rest areas: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.0 miles of Painter Rock Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DavisSSE 162°979 m20.4 mi
Baughman RocksSSE 160°961 m20.1 mi
Glade MountainSSE 165°936 m19.8 mi
2768 feetSE 139°923 m2.3 mi
Ringer HillSSE 167°903 m23.4 mi
Maust HillSSE 167°901 m23.9 mi
Vought RockSSE 156°898 m19.0 mi
Bald KnobENE 57°893 m6.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2218:5419:29
June solstice05:4920:1020:50
September equinox07:0518:4019:16
December solstice07:3716:1216:56

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242634465764696761493830
Precip in4.54.84.55.55.44.84.24.74.34.14.25.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hidden Valley, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357303236

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