Cliffside
- 0.1 mi
- round trip
- 67 ft
- climb
- 1,767 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Jul–Sep
- best months
Cliffside is a short, out-and-back cross-country ski route in Pennsylvania, about 0.11 miles long and rising about 35 feet from its low point of 1,719 feet to a high of 1,767 feet. The climb is flat, with the steepest stretch at about 0.05 miles in, and the route is rated hard. The nearest town is Marvin, New York, about 2.8 miles away. Winter is the natural season for this ski route. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show January highs around 32°F with lows near 16°F, while July and August run in the low 80s. That station sits about 367 feet lower than the route, so temperatures on the trail run a little cooler. Several other cross-country ski routes sit within a tenth of a mile, including Exclaimation Point, Peak Trail and "A" Frame. French Creek, a canoeing spot, is about 9 miles away.
Best time to go · Jul–Sep
Best time to visit Cliffside
Best months: July–September. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
32° / 16°
20 wet
Feb
34° / 15°
16 wet
Mar
43° / 23°
16 wet
Apr
56° / 34°
14 wet
May
68° / 45°
14 wet
Jun
76° / 54°
13 wet
Jul
80° / 58°
12 wet
Aug
79° / 56°
12 wet
Sep
73° / 49°
12 wet
Oct
61° / 38°
15 wet
Nov
48° / 31°
16 wet
Dec
37° / 23°
18 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Union City Filtration Plant, PA, 12.1 mi away at 1,400 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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