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Pulpit Hill

Pulpit Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Pulpit Hill rises to 707 m in Pennsylvania. Blue Knob stands 953 m to the west-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Stonerstown Recreational Park, a park 3.5 miles away.

The story

Mountain in Pennsylvania, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49064435, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
707 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.22675, -78.31862

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 52
  • Stonerstown Recreational Park: 3.5 mi
  • Weaver Falls Access Area: 4.8 mi
  • Martinsburg Youth Little League Field: 5.5 mi
  • Povich Estates Park: 6.5 mi
  • Cooper Sawmill Recreation Area: 7.7 mi
Historic sites: 33
  • Captain Phillips' Rangers Memorial: 3.6 mi
  • 0-6-0 Locomotive: 7.6 mi
  • Post Office and General Store: 14.7 mi
  • Everett Area Honor Roll: 15.0 mi
  • Oregon Camp: 15.1 mi
Museums: 18
Springs: 11
  • Weynant Spring: 8.2 mi
  • Diehl Spring: 10.1 mi
  • Chaltbeate Spring: 16.3 mi
  • Gallitzin Spring: 18.6 mi
  • Limestone Spring: 18.7 mi
Cliffs: 7
Artworks: 7
Attractions: 6
  • Old Duncansville Airmail field: 14.7 mi
  • Tank: 17.5 mi
  • The Coffee Pot: 17.6 mi
  • Engine House #6 Exhibit Building: 20.0 mi
  • Cresson Railroad Observation Platform: 21.8 mi
Nature reserves: 5
Picnic sites: 5
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.2 miles of Pulpit Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blue KnobWNW953 m13.5 mi
Schaefer HeadWNW898 m14.3 mi
Cattle KnobWNW865 m13.6 mi
Round TopW849 m17.6 mi
Pine KnobNW824 m12.7 mi
Vickrey MountainWNW821 m17.3 mi
Kinton KnobSW779 m19.3 mi
Coot HillS757 m4.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:5019:25
June solstice05:4520:0620:47
September equinox07:0118:3619:12
December solstice07:3316:0816:51

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283139506069727164534233
Precip in2.21.93.03.33.73.43.53.34.02.92.92.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Altoona Blair CO AP, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357305244

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