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Ohiopyle Falls

Ohiopyle Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Ohiopyle Falls is a waterfall in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 357 m. Mount Davis stands 979 m to the east-southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Stewart on the Green, a park 0.1 miles away. Laurel Highlands Scenic Byway runs past it.

About

The story

borough of Pennsylvania

Dates from 1868.

Wikidata Q1184130, matched on coordinates and name (200 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Height
6.1 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.86774, -79.49540

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Stewart on the Green: 0.1 mi
  • Izaac Walton Park, Uniontown Chapter: 4.7 mi
  • Lafayette Square: 5.2 mi
  • The Chateau Terrace: 5.3 mi
  • Braddock's Grave - Fort Necessity National Battlefield: 6.1 mi
Peaks
Historic sites: 17
  • Braddock's Grave: 6.1 mi
  • Fort Necessity: 6.2 mi
  • Brownfield Honor Roll: 11.5 mi
  • P&LE Dickerson Run roundhouse: 15.4 mi
  • CCC Monument: 15.9 mi
Museums: 14
  • Speyer Gallery: 3.1 mi
  • Mt. Washington Tavern: 6.0 mi
  • Fort Necessity Visitor Center: 6.1 mi
  • Cole and Coke Heritage Center: 10.3 mi
  • Laurel Hill Visitor Center: 15.9 mi
Attractions: 13
  • Flatrock: 0.9 mi
  • Kentuck Knob Visitor's Center: 1.5 mi
  • Fallingwater: 3.0 mi
  • Wharton Furnace: 8.1 mi
  • Laurel Ridge State Park XC Skiing Concession Building: 9.0 mi
Nature reserves: 9
Cliffs: 8
Artworks: 7
  • Metal Sculpture: 8.4 mi
  • Statue of Thomas Jefferson and Albert Gallatin: 12.4 mi
  • Blind Skier and Camper Art Installation: 22.1 mi
  • Albert Gallatin Statue: 24.0 mi
  • Birdhouse: 24.1 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Cucumber Falls: 0.5 mi
  • Sugar Run Falls: 2.6 mi
  • Cole Run Falls: 13.3 mi
  • Matador Falls: 23.6 mi
Springs: 4
  • Cool Spring: 8.9 mi
  • Paterson Spring: 13.6 mi
  • Baughman Spring: 17.9 mi
  • Kooser Spring: 18.8 mi
Rest areas: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Picnic sites: 2
  • Tharp Knob Picnic Area: 0.6 mi
  • Cucumber Run Picnic Area: 1.1 mi
Gardens: 1
  • The Chateau Gardens: 5.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.4 miles of Ohiopyle Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DavisESE 108°979 m17.8 mi
Baughman RocksESE 106°961 m18.0 mi
Glade MountainESE 109°936 m16.4 mi
2768 feetNE 45°923 m17.0 mi
Zehner HillSE 124°914 m18.6 mi
Ringer HillESE 120°903 m18.2 mi
Maust HillESE 121°901 m18.4 mi
Vought RockE 101°898 m18.7 mi
Conditions

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 50–80 °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.

Streamflow

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.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/1620976029

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