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Yellow Hill

Yellow Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Yellow Hill rises to 350 m in Pennsylvania. Methodist Hill stands 631 m to the west, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Bear Mountain, a peak 1.5 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 6.2 miles off.

The story

mountain in Pennsylvania, United States of America

Wikidata Q49091258, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
350 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.94954, -77.28054

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Oakside Community Park: 3.0 mi
  • Dog Playground: 3.0 mi
  • Pine Grove Furnace State Park: 5.9 mi
  • West Fields: 7.9 mi
  • Gettysburg Municipal Authority: 8.0 mi
Historic sites
Museums: 36
Springs: 21
  • The Spring: 2.6 mi
  • Tar Kettle Springs: 6.8 mi
  • Katelysine Spring: 7.8 mi
  • Poplar Spring: 9.0 mi
  • Menchey’s Spring: 9.3 mi
Artworks: 15
Gardens: 9
Nature reserves: 8
Picnic sites: 5
  • Picnic Area: 10.1 mi
  • Picnic Area: 11.2 mi
  • Founder's Plaza: 18.9 mi
  • Owens Creek Picnic Area: 23.2 mi
  • Chestnut Picnic Area: 23.3 mi
Attractions: 2
Covered bridges: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 16.8 mi
Cliffs: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Beach Front: 18.9 mi
Waterfalls: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.2 miles of Yellow Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Methodist HillW 274°631 m10.5 mi
Big Flat TowerWNW 298°628 m7.6 mi
Strasbaugh HillW 280°605 m7.3 mi
Ram HillWNW 285°595 m7.1 mi
Mitten HillW 273°587 m9.3 mi
Sier HillW 277°586 m8.5 mi
The KnobSW 233°573 m10.9 mi
Rocky KnobW 274°566 m8.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4619:21
June solstice05:4120:0120:42
September equinox06:5718:3219:08
December solstice07:2816:0516:48

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303240526271757366554435
Precip in3.52.63.63.94.44.23.63.75.23.93.23.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Biglerville, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357321052

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