Turtle Falls
Turtle Falls is a waterfall in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 516 m. Blue Knob stands 953 m to the east, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Coldren St. Playground, a park 0.4 miles away. Laurel Highlands Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off. 53 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Height
- 6.096 m
- Width
- 3.6576 m
How to reach it
- 10.8 mi off the Laurel Highlands Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Coldren St. Playground: 0.4 mi
- Lorain Borough Veterans Memorial Park: 0.7 mi
- Luray Park: 1.2 mi
- Highland Regional Park: 1.5 mi
- Ferndale Borough Recreational Park: 1.6 mi
- Rager Mountain: 8.7 mi
- Wolf Rocks: 9.0 mi
- Brier Knob: 9.9 mi
- Pringle Hill: 10.7 mi
- Irwin Hill: 11.1 mi
- Cresson Railroad Observation Platform: 19.6 mi
- Jack Be Nimble: 20.7 mi
- Hush A Bye Baby: 20.7 mi
- Hickory Dickory Dock: 20.7 mi
- The Elf Pond: 20.7 mi
- World War II Memorial: 3.2 mi
- Rolling Mills Mine Disaster: 3.4 mi
- POW MIA: 5.3 mi
- Salix Veterans' Memorial: 6.3 mi
- St. Michael Veterans' Memorial: 6.9 mi
- Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art: 3.0 mi
- Johnstown Flood Museum: 3.3 mi
- Wagner-Ritter House: 4.2 mi
- Conemaugh Township Area Historical Society: 5.2 mi
- Conemaugh Township Historical Society: 5.2 mi
- Disaster’s Edge Environmental Education Center: 7.2 mi
- Buttermilk Falls Natural Area: 13.2 mi
- Allegheny Front Hawk Watch: 16.5 mi
- Nathan's Divided Nature Education Center: 17.1 mi
- Laurel Summit State Park: 19.5 mi
- Laurel Hill: 8.0 mi
- Herman Point: 16.4 mi
- Diechland Point: 17.7 mi
- Beam Rocks: 18.1 mi
- Suncliff: 19.3 mi
- Babcock Picnic Area: 8.1 mi
- Burnt House Picnic Area: 14.2 mi
- Mowery Picnic Area: 15.6 mi
- Willow Springs Picnic Area: 16.9 mi
- Slovak Club Picnic Grounds: 23.7 mi
- Linng Water Spring: 21.2 mi
- Gallitzin Spring: 21.7 mi
- Weynant Spring: 23.0 mi
- Kooser Spring: 24.9 mi
- Morley’s Dog: 3.2 mi
- Birdhouse: 22.0 mi
- Boot: 24.6 mi
- Laurel Ave Community Garden: 5.2 mi
- Hinckston Falls: 5.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Turtle Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Knob | E 90° | 953 m | 16.9 mi |
| Schaefer Head | E 82° | 898 m | 17.2 mi |
| Bald Knob | SW 234° | 893 m | 20.8 mi |
| Sugar Camp Hill | WSW 251° | 887 m | 12.2 mi |
| Pea Vine Hill | WSW 242° | 886 m | 16.1 mi |
| Mystery Hill | WSW 249° | 878 m | 12.5 mi |
| Ritchey Knob | E 79° | 874 m | 19.5 mi |
| Irwin Hill | WSW 254° | 868 m | 11.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:52 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 20:08 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:39 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:10 | 16:53 |
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 | 26 | 29 | 36 | 48 | 59 | 66 | 70 | 69 | 62 | 51 | 40 | 31 |
| Precip in | 2.5 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 2.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Johnstown Cambria CO AP, 3 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Dec–May — fullest in Mar, leanest in Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 823 | 1,069 | 1,583 | 1,313 | 912 | 546 | 286 | 200 | 249 | 279 | 446 | 733 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Stonycreek River at Ferndale, PA, 2 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/8923496912
Day trips start here
Take the scenic way to Turtle Falls.
Byway plans around your taste, mapped places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.