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Rosecran Falls

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Rosecran Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Rosecran Falls is a waterfall in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 490 m. The Winehead stands 724 m to the southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Rosecrans Falls, a waterfall less than a tenth of a mile away. Bucktail Trail passes 7.5 miles off.

How to reach it

Coordinates41.07545, -77.32336

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Zindel Park: 3.9 mi
  • Long Run Little League: 4.9 mi
  • Wayne Township Nature Park: 5.3 mi
  • Alan Gardner Memorial Park: 6.1 mi
  • Harvey's Run Park: 6.4 mi
Springs: 22
  • Big Rock Spring: 4.4 mi
  • Hemlock Spring: 4.8 mi
  • Sand Spring: 5.4 mi
  • Big Spring: 7.0 mi
  • Horse Path Spring: 8.2 mi
Historic sites: 22
Artworks: 10
Museums: 9
Picnic sites: 6
Attractions: 3
  • J. Doyle Corman Amphitheater and Floating Stage: 7.5 mi
  • Red Candle Island: 15.8 mi
  • Penn's Cave & Wildlife Park: 20.1 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Clinton County Rest Area Westbound: 8.8 mi
  • Clinton County Rest Area Eastbound: 9.1 mi
Gardens: 2
  • Long Lane Flower & Garden: 15.3 mi
  • STREAM Garden: 20.7 mi
Waterfalls: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.3 miles of Rosecran Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
The WineheadSW 224°724 m10.9 mi
Riansares MountainWSW 241°706 m3.4 mi
Big Kettle MountainSW 234°688 m12.8 mi
Thick MountainS 187°671 m13.5 mi
Winkelblech MountainS 182°668 m10.9 mi
Shriner MountainS 188°665 m9.2 mi
Paddy MountainS 170°660 m13.1 mi
Jones MountainSE 126°659 m11.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4519:22
June solstice05:3820:0420:46
September equinox06:5718:3219:08
December solstice07:3216:0016:45

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272937496069737164524132
Precip in2.82.13.13.64.03.84.14.24.33.83.03.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lock Haven Sewage PLT, 7 mi away.

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs7,2537,93710,5009,6148,5644,3222,4112,7193,7892,3104,4376,015

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge WB Susquehanna River at Lock Haven, PA, 8 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/7880037332

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