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Spook Hill

Spook Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Spook Hill rises to 770 m in Pennsylvania. Mount Davis stands 979 m to the south-southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Birch Rock Hill, a peak 1.4 miles away. Laurel Highlands Scenic Byway passes 2.8 miles off.

The story

mountain in Pennsylvania, United States of America

Wikidata Q49076562, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
770 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.03174, -79.33392

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Roaring Run Natural Area: 2.7 mi
  • Laurel Hill State Park: 4.2 mi
  • Laural Ridge State Park: 4.6 mi
  • Laurel Hill Park: 5.5 mi
  • Kooser State Park: 5.8 mi
Attractions: 43
  • Laurel Ridge State Park XC Skiing Concession Building: 5.7 mi
  • Fallingwater: 11.2 mi
  • Flatrock: 14.7 mi
  • Kentuck Knob Visitor's Center: 14.9 mi
  • Tipping Bucket: 15.9 mi
Historic sites: 21
  • Mt. Hope School: 3.0 mi
  • CCC Monument: 5.6 mi
  • Quecreek Mine Accident And Rescue: 13.5 mi
  • Monument for Life: 13.5 mi
  • Mount Pleasant WWI Memorial: 13.7 mi
Museums: 19
Cliffs: 9
Nature reserves: 8
Gardens: 5
  • Winnie Palmer Nature Reserve Colonial Garden: 17.9 mi
  • Monastic Garden Area: 18.1 mi
  • The Chateau Gardens: 19.5 mi
  • Formal Garden: 19.9 mi
  • Penn State Master Gardeners’ Richard E. Thorn Memorial Gardens: 21.0 mi
Springs: 4
  • Paterson Spring: 3.7 mi
  • Kooser Spring: 4.9 mi
  • Baughman Spring: 18.5 mi
  • Cool Spring: 19.4 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Artworks: 3
  • Birdhouse: 13.6 mi
  • Metal Sculpture: 22.4 mi
  • Statue of Thomas Jefferson and Albert Gallatin: 22.6 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Rest areas: 3
Ghost towns: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Keystone Beach: 23.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.3 miles of Spook Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DavisSSE 154°979 m18.9 mi
Baughman RocksSSE 152°961 m18.6 mi
Glade MountainSSE 157°936 m18.1 mi
2768 feetENE 79°923 m3.5 mi
Ringer HillSSE 160°903 m21.6 mi
Maust HillSSE 161°901 m22.1 mi
Vought RockSSE 147°898 m17.8 mi
Painter Rock HillNE 38°893 m3.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2218:5419:30
June solstice05:4920:1020:50
September equinox07:0618:4119:16
December solstice07:3716:1316:56

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242634465764696761493830
Precip in4.54.84.55.55.44.84.24.74.34.14.25.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hidden Valley, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1188188 — Spook Hill, Fayette County, Pennsylvania.

OpenStreetMap element node/357313352

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