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Tunnel Hill

Tunnel Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Tunnel Hill rises to 257 m in Pennsylvania. Topton Mountain stands 378 m to the west, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Mystic Chain Park, a park 0.6 miles away. Delaware River Scenic Byway passes 22 miles off.

The story

mountain in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Wikidata Q49085235, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
257 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.49982, -75.48796

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Mystic Chain Park: 0.6 mi
  • Churchview Park: 1.3 mi
  • Rodale Nature Area: 1.8 mi
  • Furnace Dam Park: 1.9 mi
  • Emmaus Community Park: 2.0 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites
Peaks
Museums: 60
  • Emmaus Historical Society: 2.5 mi
  • Museum of Indian Culture: 4.6 mi
  • Mack Trucks Historical Museum: 5.0 mi
  • Lock Ridge Furnace Museum: 5.6 mi
  • Alburtis Lock Ridge Historical Society: 5.8 mi
Attractions
Gardens: 37
Artworks: 24
  • Emma: 2.5 mi
  • Victor's Lament: 6.8 mi
  • Arts Walk Hamilton Connector: 7.2 mi
  • Court Street Arts Alley: 7.2 mi
  • Mr. Imagination's Sculpture Garden: 9.1 mi
Springs: 17
  • Lehigh Park Spring: 5.7 mi
  • Poorhouse Spring: 6.1 mi
  • Crystal Spring: 6.6 mi
  • Helfrichs Spring: 8.9 mi
  • Peters Creek Spring: 21.2 mi
Picnic sites: 17
  • Carousel Grove: 5.9 mi
  • Food Fest Grove: 6.0 mi
  • Parkside Pavillion: 6.1 mi
  • Charlie Brown's Clearing: 11.0 mi
  • Picinic Table (S): 11.3 mi
Cliffs: 7
Waterfalls: 3
  • High Falls: 19.5 mi
  • Princess Run Waterfall: 24.7 mi
  • High Falls: 24.8 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • 309 Truck Stop: 5.6 mi
  • Rest Area: 11.0 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Wilson Avenue River Access: 13.0 mi
  • Walnutport Lehigh River Access: 18.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.4 miles of Tunnel Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Topton MountainW 261°378 m10.3 mi
Gap HillWSW 254°349 m7.9 mi
Sand HillSW 221°318 m15.4 mi
Bauer RockNNE 30°317 m5.2 mi
Flint HillENE 74°308 m7.6 mi
Gaffney HillNE 54°308 m15.0 mi
KirchbergNE 56°305 m11.0 mi
South MountainNE 42°301 m8.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3819:14
June solstice05:3219:5520:37
September equinox06:5018:2519:01
December solstice07:2315:5516:39

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303241526271767466554435
Precip in3.32.83.63.73.64.45.34.64.84.13.23.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Allentown Lehigh VLY Intl AP, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357329880

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