Peak · Pennsylvania
Sandstone Ridge
Sandstone Ridge rises to 311 m in Pennsylvania. Broad Mountain stands 549 m to the northwest, 17 miles off. Delaware River Valley passes 22 miles off.
The story
mountain in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Wikidata Q49071344, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 311 m
How to reach it
Coordinates40.72037, -75.59796
- 22.0 mi off the Delaware River Valley
- 24.6 mi off the Warren Heritage Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Foul Rift Observation Deck · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Sandstone Ridge: 1.1 mi
- Hungary Hill: 1.2 mi
- Clover Hill: 2.3 mi
- Laurel Hill: 3.8 mi
- Schantz Hill: 3.8 mi
Historic sites
- Vigilant Fire Company Firemen's Monument: 1.5 mi
- Lockport, canal town: 1.6 mi
- Lockport, canal town: 1.6 mi
- Lockport, canal town: 1.6 mi
- Lockport, canal town: 1.6 mi
Parks
- Eagles Nest Park: 1.6 mi
- Victory Park: 1.8 mi
- Neffs Valley Park: 1.8 mi
- Neffs Ballfield: 1.9 mi
- West End Playground: 2.0 mi
Attractions
- Dragon Cement Co. Inc. No 1: 4.3 mi
- Halls of Horror: 5.7 mi
- Thunder Creek Mountain: 10.2 mi
- Thunder Creek Mountain: 10.2 mi
- Demon Drop: 10.2 mi
Nature reserves: 52
- Johnson's Pond Wildlife Park: 3.6 mi
- Lower Tract: 3.9 mi
- Nagle Tract: 4.0 mi
- Trexler Nature Preserve: 4.9 mi
- Bodnarczuk Tract: 5.1 mi
Museums: 50
- Lehigh Gap Historical Society: 5.9 mi
- The NB Center: 10.3 mi
- Da Vinci Science Center: 10.4 mi
- Da Vinci Science Center at PPL Pavilion: 10.4 mi
- Allentown Art Museum: 10.5 mi
Gardens: 30
- Palmerton Concourse Club Rose Garden: 5.7 mi
- The Garden of Weedin: 7.3 mi
- Jordan Creek Community Garden: 8.2 mi
- Malcolm W. Gross Rose Garden: 9.9 mi
- The Tree of Life Memorial Grove: 10.0 mi
Artworks: 20
- Fireman's Drinking Fountain: 2.3 mi
- Sons of Liberty: 5.7 mi
- Palmerton "Patches": 5.7 mi
- Early Settlers Statue: 6.1 mi
- Benjamin Franklin Statue: 9.3 mi
Springs: 16
- Bake Oven Knob Shelter Spring #3: 7.0 mi
- Bake Oven Knob Shelter Spring #2: 7.1 mi
- Bake Oven Knob Shelter Spring #1: 7.1 mi
- Helfrichs Spring: 8.5 mi
- Poorhouse Spring: 10.3 mi
Picnic sites: 14
- Parkside Pavillion: 10.2 mi
- Food Fest Grove: 10.3 mi
- Carousel Grove: 10.4 mi
- Picinic Table (C): 12.5 mi
- Picinic Table (S): 12.6 mi
Waterfalls: 10
- Wild Creek Falls: 11.9 mi
- Princess Run Waterfall: 12.5 mi
- Lower Falls: 14.4 mi
- Onoko Falls: 14.5 mi
- Terrace Falls: 14.5 mi
Beaches: 6
- Walnutport Lehigh River Access: 2.0 mi
- Dunbars Lehigh River Access: 9.6 mi
- Jim Thorpe Lehigh River Access: 12.3 mi
- Glen Onoko Lehigh River Access: 14.1 mi
- Wilson Avenue River Access: 16.3 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Bear Mountain Overlook: 11.8 mi
- Gorgeous Rocks: 14.3 mi
- Mount Washington: 20.6 mi
- Saint Anthonys Nose: 21.5 mi
- Peace Rock: 24.2 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Rest Area: 12.6 mi
- 309 Truck Stop: 19.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.4 miles of Sandstone Ridge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broad Mountain | NW 320° | 549 m | 17.0 mi |
| Scrub Mountain | NNW 335° | 543 m | 16.2 mi |
| Millstone Mountain | N 353° | 543 m | 18.4 mi |
| Pocono Mountain | NNW 335° | 517 m | 13.5 mi |
| Bear Mountain | NNW 333° | 506 m | 11.8 mi |
| Kettle Hill | N 350° | 506 m | 15.7 mi |
| The Pinnacle | WSW 246° | 498 m | 18.0 mi |
| Pisgah Mountain | WNW 295° | 492 m | 16.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:38 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 19:56 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:25 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 15:55 | 16:39 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 30 | 38 | 50 | 59 | 67 | 72 | 70 | 63 | 51 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 5.2 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 5.6 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lehighton 1ssw, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357359296
Day trips start here
- Whitehall Township · 6 mi
- Allentown · 10 mi
- Lehigh Valley · 10 mi
- Bethlehem · 13 mi
- Emmaus · 14 mi
- Nazareth · 15 mi
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