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Cucumber Falls

Cucumber Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Cucumber Falls is a waterfall in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 374 m. Mount Davis stands 979 m to the east-southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Ohiopyle Falls, a waterfall 0.5 miles away. Laurel Highlands Scenic Byway passes 0.4 miles off.

What the record says

Height
9.1 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.86321, -79.50265

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Stewart on the Green: 0.6 mi
  • Izaac Walton Park, Uniontown Chapter: 4.2 mi
  • Lafayette Square: 4.8 mi
  • The Chateau Terrace: 4.8 mi
  • Braddock's Grave - Fort Necessity National Battlefield: 5.6 mi
Peaks
Historic sites: 18
  • Braddock's Grave: 5.6 mi
  • Fort Necessity: 5.7 mi
  • Brownfield Honor Roll: 11.1 mi
  • P&LE Dickerson Run roundhouse: 15.4 mi
  • CCC Monument: 16.4 mi
Museums: 14
  • Speyer Gallery: 3.5 mi
  • Mt. Washington Tavern: 5.5 mi
  • Fort Necessity Visitor Center: 5.6 mi
  • Cole and Coke Heritage Center: 10.1 mi
  • Laurel Hill Visitor Center: 16.4 mi
Attractions: 13
  • Flatrock: 0.9 mi
  • Kentuck Knob Visitor's Center: 1.2 mi
  • Fallingwater: 3.5 mi
  • Wharton Furnace: 7.6 mi
  • Laurel Ridge State Park XC Skiing Concession Building: 9.5 mi
Cliffs: 7
Artworks: 7
  • Metal Sculpture: 7.9 mi
  • Statue of Thomas Jefferson and Albert Gallatin: 12.1 mi
  • Blind Skier and Camper Art Installation: 21.9 mi
  • Albert Gallatin Statue: 23.5 mi
  • Blaze the Vulcan: 24.6 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Ohiopyle Falls: 0.5 mi
  • Sugar Run Falls: 3.0 mi
  • Cole Run Falls: 13.8 mi
  • Matador Falls: 23.2 mi
Springs: 4
  • Cool Spring: 8.6 mi
  • Paterson Spring: 14.1 mi
  • Baughman Spring: 18.2 mi
  • Kooser Spring: 19.3 mi
Rest areas: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Picnic sites: 2
  • Tharp Knob Picnic Area: 0.6 mi
  • Cucumber Run Picnic Area: 0.6 mi
Gardens: 1
  • The Chateau Gardens: 4.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.2 miles of Cucumber Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DavisESE 107°979 m18.1 mi
Baughman RocksESE 105°961 m18.3 mi
Fike HillS 180°943 m20.2 mi
Glade MountainESE 108°936 m16.7 mi
2768 feetNE 45°923 m17.5 mi
Zehner HillESE 123°914 m18.7 mi
Ringer HillESE 118°903 m18.4 mi
Maust HillESE 120°901 m18.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2218:5519:30
June solstice05:5120:1020:51
September equinox07:0618:4119:17
December solstice07:3716:1416:57

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252736475664676659493830
Precip in4.64.15.04.75.25.74.64.54.73.84.14.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chalk Hill 2 ENE, 5 mi away.

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs2,7183,2533,3812,9953,2041,8581,3471,1111,3611,2191,5432,113

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Youghiogheny River at Ohiopyle, PA, under a mile 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/1701822670

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