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Wickersham Hill

Wickersham Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Wickersham Hill rises to 259 m in Pennsylvania. Stony Mountain stands 491 m to the north-northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Neiman Hill, a peak 1.2 miles away. Route 419 Scenic Byway passes 22 miles off. 54 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in Pennsylvania, United States of America

Wikidata Q49089745, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
259 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.14426, -76.82053

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Lewisberry Borough Park: 1.9 mi
  • Woodbridge Park: 2.6 mi
  • Cly Park: 4.0 mi
  • Hykes Mill Park: 4.1 mi
  • Steelton Boat Launch: 4.6 mi
Historic sites
Attractions
Peaks: 54
Artworks: 41
  • Cow Statue: 6.4 mi
  • Cow Statue: 7.4 mi
  • Cow Statue: 7.4 mi
  • Harrisburg Giants mural: 8.7 mi
  • Boies Penrose Statue: 8.8 mi
Gardens: 26
  • Five Senses Garden: 7.5 mi
  • Heart of the Community Garden: 8.5 mi
  • Joshua Farm: 8.6 mi
  • Camp Hill Literacy Garden: 8.6 mi
  • Grantham Community Garden: 9.0 mi
Nature reserves: 25
Springs: 9
  • Spring Lake Spring: 7.7 mi
  • Eichelberger Spring: 7.9 mi
  • Orr's Bridge Spring: 9.5 mi
  • Donegal Spring: 13.8 mi
  • Spring Creek Springs: 13.9 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • Hidden Laurel Picnic Area: 12.5 mi
  • Original Carrousel Circle: 13.1 mi
  • Quitte Creek Nature Park: 20.9 mi
  • Hemlock Grove: 22.5 mi
  • Penryn Church Grove: 24.2 mi
Cliffs: 3
  • Chickies Rock: 16.9 mi
  • Spectator Wall: 23.5 mi
  • Trailside Wall: 23.8 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Concrete Beach: 8.8 mi
  • Mt. Gretna Lake & Beach: 19.4 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Stony MountainNNE 17°491 m23.5 mi
Third MountainN 2°488 m19.1 mi
Buck Ridge TowerWSW 258°488 m24.0 mi
Long MountainWSW 256°479 m16.2 mi
Hammonds RocksWSW 257°462 m23.2 mi
Mount HollyW 261°459 m20.5 mi
Cove MountainNW 315°419 m20.2 mi
Stone HeadWSW 254°418 m15.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4419:19
June solstice05:3920:0020:41
September equinox06:5618:3019:06
December solstice07:2716:0216:45

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313342536373777568564536
Precip in3.02.63.73.63.84.04.73.84.83.83.03.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Middletown Harrisburg Intl AP, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357320375

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