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3 Runs Falls

3 Runs Falls, seen from above at true elevation

3 Runs Falls is a waterfall in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 392 m. Pine Hill stands 736 m to the north-northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Grove Hill, a peak 2.8 miles away. Bucktail Trail passes 1.9 miles off. 107 named places lie within 25 miles, 49 of them named summits.

What the record says

Height
10 m
Width
2.5 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.27189, -78.00617

Overlooks nearby

107 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 49
Parks: 18
  • Sinnamahoning Park: 5.2 mi
  • Bucktail Overlook: 9.3 mi
  • 9th Street Park: 13.8 mi
  • South Renovo Park: 14.1 mi
  • Burnside Park: 14.1 mi
Historic sites: 18
Springs: 5
Museums: 4
Rest areas: 2
  • Centre County Rest Area Westbound: 17.7 mi
  • Centre County Rest Area Eastbound: 18.0 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Table Falls: 12.5 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Sinnemahoning S.P. Wildlife Viewing Area: 14.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Black Moshannon Beach: 24.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of 3 Runs Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pine HillNNE 17°736 m24.1 mi
Chestnut Ridge-Clearfield County HighpointWSW 248°735 m19.7 mi
Elk Lick KnobNNE 23°715 m21.1 mi
Big KnobWSW 244°714 m19.1 mi
Bear KnobS 169°713 m22.7 mi
Old Round TopW 264°710 m18.3 mi
The KnobsWSW 244°709 m19.1 mi
Bear RocksS 172°696 m21.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4819:24
June solstice05:4020:0820:49
September equinox07:0018:3519:11
December solstice07:3516:0216:47

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242634465665696862503930
Precip in2.82.43.33.93.84.14.53.94.33.73.33.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stevenson DAM, 9 mi away.

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs1,3641,4442,3972,2351,5688254373353984949721,345

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Sinnemahoning Creek at Sinnemahoning, PA, 6 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/6099461117

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