Breakneck Falls
Breakneck Falls is a waterfall in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 322 m. Annisville Hill stands 485 m to the east-northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Kildoo Falls, a waterfall 1.0 miles away. Lake Wilhelm Scenic Byway passes 29 miles off. 21 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Height
- 5 m
How to reach it
- 29.4 mi off the Lake Wilhelm Scenic Byway
- 28.6 mi off the Ohio Lincoln Highway Historic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Portersville Steam Show: 1.6 mi
- Lake Arthur Estates Park and Playground: 2.1 mi
- Portersville Community Park: 2.3 mi
- CJ Long Spartan Park: 6.8 mi
- Victory Family Church Playground: 7.0 mi
- Slippery Rock Twp Honor Roll: 3.4 mi
- Lawrence County War Memorial: 9.4 mi
- Lawrence County Civil War Memorial: 9.8 mi
- Lawrence County Spanish–American War Memorial: 9.8 mi
- Lawrence County World War I Memorial: 9.8 mi
- State Game Lands Number 216: 4.4 mi
- Plain Grove Fens Natural Area: 8.2 mi
- Hereford Manor Lakes: 8.3 mi
- Wolf Creek Narrows Natural Area: 9.3 mi
- State Game Lands Number 178: 10.8 mi
- Portersville Hill: 2.1 mi
- Fridays Hill: 5.3 mi
- Fletcher Hill: 7.8 mi
- Turkey Hill: 7.9 mi
- Dight Hill: 10.2 mi
- Harlansburg Station Transportation Museum: 6.1 mi
- Ellwood City Area Historical Society: 7.9 mi
- Harmony Museum: 9.7 mi
- Zelienople Historical Society: 10.2 mi
- Beaver County Industrial Museum: 15.5 mi
- Kildoo Falls: 1.0 mi
- Alpha Falls: 1.7 mi
- Hells Hollow Falls: 2.8 mi
- Homewood Falls: 11.5 mi
- Springfield Falls: 14.4 mi
- Windy Knob Picnic Area: 4.4 mi
- Lakeside Picnic Area: 4.9 mi
- Picnic Tables for Building 500: 18.5 mi
- Picnic tables for Building 800: 18.6 mi
- Butler Circle: 23.6 mi
- Prairie: 13.2 mi
- Evergreen Arboretum: 13.3 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 15.2 mi
- Beaver Community Garden: 17.9 mi
- Centennial Garden: 23.3 mi
- Mars Spaceship: 18.9 mi
- Totus Tuus: 23.0 mi
- General Thaddeus Kosciuszko & General Casimir Pulaski: 23.5 mi
- Yellow 'M' Statue: 24.8 mi
- Harmony Weaver's Cabin: 9.7 mi
- 155mm Gun M1: 14.8 mi
- Indian Rock: 18.2 mi
- Venango County Rest Area Eastbound: 21.6 mi
- Venango County Rest Area Westbound: 22.0 mi
- Mercer Welcome Center: 23.8 mi
- Lakeview Beach: 3.9 mi
- BAB: 17.9 mi
- Lacock Spring: 17.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Breakneck Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annisville Hill | ENE 62° | 485 m | 22.4 mi |
| Boyers Hill | NE 55° | 463 m | 18.3 mi |
| Scharf Hill | NNE 33° | 453 m | 19.7 mi |
| Gilmore Hill | NNE 29° | 448 m | 18.6 mi |
| Portersville Hill | ESE 107° | 445 m | 2.1 mi |
| Ethan Hill | NE 36° | 427 m | 15.1 mi |
| Big Knob | S 184° | 423 m | 15.0 mi |
| Fletcher Hill | W 264° | 410 m | 7.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 18:57 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 20:15 | 20:57 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:44 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:43 | 16:12 | 16:56 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 27 | 36 | 47 | 57 | 65 | 70 | 68 | 62 | 51 | 40 | 31 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Slippery Rock 1 SSW, 10 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Dec–May — fullest in Apr, leanest in Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 107 | 102 | 103 | 117 | 77.5 | 57.8 | 37.4 | 22.5 | 28.1 | 28.7 | 56.8 | 105 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Muddy Creek near Portersville, PA, 3 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/3349551367
Day trips start here
- Cranberry · 17 mi
- Franklin Park · 25 mi
- Sewickley · 28 mi
- Coraopolis · 29 mi
- Ross Township · 30 mi
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