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Yellowsnake Spring water trough

Yellowsnake Spring water trough, seen from above at true elevation

Yellowsnake Spring water trough is a spring in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 637 m. Chestnut Ridge-Clearfield County Highpoint stands 735 m to the west-southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Big Spring, a spring 2.3 miles away. Bucktail Trail passes 8.5 miles off. 139 named places lie within 25 miles, 49 of them named summits.

Water is untested but locals say they drink it.

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Coordinates41.19883, -78.15033

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Around it

139 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 49
  • Arnold Mountain: 4.0 mi
  • Grove Hill: 8.5 mi
  • McCormack Hill: 8.9 mi
  • The Knobs: 10.2 mi
  • Big Knob: 10.2 mi
Parks: 32
  • Sinnamahoning Park: 8.9 mi
  • Bucktail Overlook: 10.4 mi
  • Burnside Park: 10.7 mi
  • Kylertown Little League Fields: 14.0 mi
  • Snow Shoe Township Public Recreation Facility: 14.3 mi
Historic sites: 24
Springs: 7
  • Big Spring: 2.3 mi
  • Big Sterling Spring: 8.7 mi
  • Blowout Spring: 17.0 mi
  • Moose Creek Spring: 19.6 mi
  • Memorial Spring: 19.8 mi
Nature reserves: 7
Museums: 7
  • Elk Country Visitor Center: 14.2 mi
  • Little Museum: 15.1 mi
  • The David House Heritage Museum: 15.6 mi
  • C.C.C. Museum: 18.6 mi
  • Grice Clearfield Community Museum: 19.1 mi
Waterfalls: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Centre County Rest Area Westbound: 16.1 mi
  • Centre County Rest Area Eastbound: 16.3 mi
Gardens: 2
Beaches: 2
Attractions: 2
Artworks: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chestnut Ridge-Clearfield County HighpointWSW 257°735 m11.0 mi
Clearfield County Highpoint #2WSW 247°735 m23.6 mi
Big KnobWSW 251°714 m10.2 mi
Bear KnobSE 146°713 m20.8 mi
Old Round TopWNW 287°710 m11.2 mi
The KnobsWSW 250°709 m10.2 mi
Bear RocksSSE 148°696 m19.7 mi
Hobo HillWSW 248°683 m19.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:4819:25
June solstice05:4120:0820:50
September equinox07:0118:3519:12
December solstice07:3516:0316:47

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232534455564686659483729
Precip in3.22.63.63.84.14.14.04.14.53.83.33.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Clarence, 15 mi away.

Streamflow

Months at or above the year’s average flow: Dec–May — fullest in Mar, leanest in Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs2,7063,3844,9704,1503,0882,1071,2969121,0351,2191,8562,782

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge WB Susquehanna River at Karthaus, PA, 6 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/11126480251

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