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Ascent of Rich Hill on 2012-10-21

Climber: Richard Oestreicher

Date:

Sunday, October 21, 2012

Ascent Type:

Successful Summit Attained

Peak:

Rich Hill

Location:

USA-Pennsylvania

Elevation:

420 m / 1380 ft

Ascent Trip Report

About a mile south of I-70 on Rt 51 a small piece of the old highway heads off to the left at the base of Rich Hill. Although it's prominence is listed at only 280 on Lists of John, it looks more imposing than most similar Pa. hills. I drove around it a bit looking for access. Mostly it's surrounded by private land. I finally parked by an access gate to a gas well off of Fayette City Blvd. on the hill's south flank. The ascent seemed surprisingly steep with the roughly 350 feet of elevation gain in less than a third of a mile leaving a short bushwhack through some trees on the nearly flat top. Nice views.

Summary Total Data

Elevation Gain:

108 m / 355 ft

Distance:

1.3 km / 0.8 mi

Route Conditions:

Open Country, Bushwhack

Weather:

Clear

Ascent Statistics

Elevation Gain:

108 m / 355 ft

Distance:

0.6 km / 0.4 mi

Trailhead:

312 m / 1025 ft

Time Up:

14 Minutes

Descent Statistics

Distance:

0.6 km / 0.4 mi

Time Down:

8 Minutes

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