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Sugar Camp Hill

Sugar Camp Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Sugar Camp Hill rises to 887 m in Pennsylvania. 2768 feet stands 923 m to the southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Mystery Hill, a peak 0.5 miles away. Laurel Highlands Scenic Byway passes 4.9 miles off. 42 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in Pennsylvania, United States of America

Wikidata Q49079024, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
887 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.23202, -79.10197

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Laurel Ridge State Park: 2.0 mi
  • Laurel Mountain Park: 4.7 mi
  • Ross Mountain: 6.5 mi
  • Weller Field: 7.0 mi
  • Ligonier Diamond: 7.2 mi
Peaks: 42
Attractions: 39
  • Jack Be Nimble: 9.3 mi
  • Hush A Bye Baby: 9.3 mi
  • Hickory Dickory Dock: 9.3 mi
  • The Elf Pond: 9.3 mi
  • Humpty Dumpty: 9.3 mi
Historic sites: 27
  • Fort Ligonier: 7.2 mi
  • Monument for Life: 10.6 mi
  • Quecreek Mine Accident And Rescue: 10.7 mi
  • John P. Murtha Statue: 11.3 mi
  • Rolling Mills Mine Disaster: 11.4 mi
Museums: 17
Nature reserves: 9
Cliffs: 5
Gardens: 5
  • Laurel Ave Community Garden: 11.6 mi
  • Monastic Garden Area: 16.0 mi
  • Winnie Palmer Nature Reserve Colonial Garden: 16.1 mi
  • Penn State Master Gardeners’ Richard E. Thorn Memorial Gardens: 21.6 mi
  • Formal Garden: 23.0 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Turtle Falls: 12.2 mi
  • Hinckston Falls: 14.7 mi
  • Cole Run Falls: 20.4 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Artworks: 2
  • Morley’s Dog: 11.6 mi
  • Birdhouse: 15.5 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Springs: 2
  • Kooser Spring: 13.9 mi
  • Paterson Spring: 19.6 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Keystone Beach: 17.6 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
2768 feetSW 214°923 m15.8 mi
Bald KnobSSW 213°893 m9.7 mi
Painter Rock HillSW 222°893 m15.4 mi
Birch Rock HillSW 222°891 m17.1 mi
Pea Vine HillSW 217°886 m4.4 mi
Mystery HillSSW 194°878 m0.5 mi
Irwin HillNE 44°868 m1.2 mi
Pike's PeakSSW 203°868 m1.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5319:29
June solstice05:4820:0920:50
September equinox07:0518:4019:15
December solstice07:3616:1116:54

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232533455562666559483728
Precip in4.43.54.74.95.55.95.14.84.84.24.34.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Laurel Summit, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357315365

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