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Rattlesnake Hill

Rattlesnake Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Rattlesnake Hill rises to 599 m in Pennsylvania. Boone Mountain stands 736 m to the southwest, 5.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Gardner Hill Spring, a spring 2.1 miles away. Bucktail Trail passes 8.7 miles off. 142 named places lie within 25 miles, 33 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Elk County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Wikidata Q49066801, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
599 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.29395, -78.57113

142 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 48
  • Byrnedale Park: 3.5 mi
  • Hemlock Ave Park: 4.3 mi
  • Mt Zion Historical Park: 4.4 mi
  • Kersey Community Park: 4.9 mi
  • Main Street Park: 4.9 mi
Peaks: 33
Historic sites: 22
Springs: 10
  • Gardner Hill Spring: 2.1 mi
  • Blowout Spring: 6.6 mi
  • Mountain Blood Spring: 15.2 mi
  • Beaverlick Spring: 15.9 mi
  • Carnocker Spring: 16.0 mi
Museums: 8
  • C.C.C. Museum: 7.3 mi
  • Elk Country Visitor Center: 10.7 mi
  • Taylor Memorial Museum: 11.9 mi
  • DuBois Area Historical Society: 15.7 mi
  • Grice Clearfield Community Museum: 20.0 mi
Attractions: 4
  • "THE ROCKS" swimming hole: 14.8 mi
  • The Little Caring Caboose: 15.3 mi
  • Presidential Train Car: 15.4 mi
  • Bilger's Rocks: 20.8 mi
Cliffs: 3
Gardens: 2
Beaches: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Jefferson County Rest Area Westbound: 21.7 mi
  • Jefferson County Rest Area Eastbound: 22.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Table Falls: 16.9 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Boone MountainSW 230°736 m5.0 mi
Chestnut Ridge-Clearfield County HighpointSE 129°735 m14.4 mi
Clearfield County Highpoint #2S 179°735 m15.9 mi
Big KnobSE 129°714 m15.8 mi
Old Round TopESE 107°710 m11.6 mi
The KnobsSE 129°709 m15.8 mi
Jarrets SummitNNE 17°702 m18.4 mi
North Fork SummitN 10°700 m16.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:5019:27
June solstice05:4220:1020:52
September equinox07:0218:3719:13
December solstice07:3716:0416:49

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252734465765696861503931
Precip in3.42.73.43.94.34.64.63.94.03.83.53.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ridgway, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1184673 — Rattlesnake Hill, Elk County, Pennsylvania.

OpenStreetMap element node/357305416

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