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Parks Hill

Parks Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Parks Hill rises to 854 m in Pennsylvania. Mount Davis stands 979 m to the south, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Wolf Rocks, a cliff 0.7 miles away. Laurel Highlands Scenic Byway passes 5.4 miles off. 47 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in Pennsylvania, United States of America

Wikidata Q49060000, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
854 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.14535, -79.19086

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Linn Run State Park: 2.3 mi
  • Laurel Summit State Park: 3.1 mi
  • Laurel Mountain Park: 4.3 mi
  • Kooser State Park: 6.2 mi
  • Ligonier Diamond: 7.2 mi
Peaks: 47
Attractions: 40
  • Treehouse (O the Owl, Katerina): 9.0 mi
  • Museum-Go_Round (Miss Elaina): 9.1 mi
  • King Friday's Castle: 9.1 mi
  • Clock Factory (Dad Tiger): 9.1 mi
  • Mr. McFeeley: 9.1 mi
Historic sites: 24
  • Fort Ligonier: 7.1 mi
  • Monument for Life: 7.2 mi
  • Quecreek Mine Accident And Rescue: 7.2 mi
  • Mt. Hope School: 8.0 mi
  • CCC Monument: 11.0 mi
Museums: 17
Nature reserves: 6
Gardens: 5
  • Monastic Garden Area: 14.7 mi
  • Winnie Palmer Nature Reserve Colonial Garden: 14.7 mi
  • Laurel Ave Community Garden: 19.2 mi
  • Penn State Master Gardeners’ Richard E. Thorn Memorial Gardens: 19.8 mi
  • Formal Garden: 20.2 mi
Cliffs: 4
Waterfalls: 4
  • Cole Run Falls: 12.9 mi
  • Turtle Falls: 19.1 mi
  • Hinckston Falls: 22.2 mi
  • Sugar Run Falls: 22.9 mi
Springs: 3
  • Kooser Spring: 6.3 mi
  • Paterson Spring: 12.1 mi
  • Baughman Spring: 24.3 mi
Artworks: 2
  • Birdhouse: 11.2 mi
  • Morley’s Dog: 19.0 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Keystone Beach: 18.7 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DavisS 178°979 m24.8 mi
Baughman RocksS 177°961 m24.3 mi
Glade MountainS 181°936 m24.6 mi
2768 feetSSW 210°923 m8.3 mi
Vought RockS 175°898 m22.9 mi
Bald KnobSSW 197°893 m2.2 mi
Painter Rock HillSW 226°893 m7.8 mi
Birch Rock HillSW 225°891 m9.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5319:29
June solstice05:4820:0920:50
September equinox07:0518:4019:16
December solstice07:3616:1216:55

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, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357303358

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