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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: 60
  • 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: 35
  • 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: 19
Springs: 12
  • 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
Gardens: 1
  • Garden: 24.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.0 miles of Pulpit Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blue KnobWNW 288°953 m13.5 mi
Schaefer HeadWNW 298°898 m14.3 mi
Ritchey KnobNW 308°874 m13.3 mi
Cattle KnobWNW 300°865 m13.6 mi
Round TopW 278°849 m17.6 mi
Round KnobWNW 294°846 m13.7 mi
Pine KnobNW 305°824 m12.7 mi
Vickrey MountainWNW 295°821 m17.3 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 5080 °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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