Eat and visit in Miller

McMurtries Tavern is a bar at 7597 Standing Stone Rd in Miller Township, just outside Huntingdon. Giftly files it under bars and chicken wings, and its listing says wing night is on Wednesdays.

The two listings print different opening days and hours, so this page shows none. Neither listing is the bar's own page.

• Giftly lists the bar under Bars, Chicken Wings. source
• MapQuest shows photo captions credited to Yelp for cheese fries and hot, gator and spicy ranch wings. source
• The Census geocoder places the MapQuest coordinates in Miller township, Huntingdon County. source

OpenStreetMap lists a viewpoint named Power Line Vista in Miller Township, Huntingdon County. The node is tagged as a viewpoint and sits at the coordinates used here. No address, phone number or website appears for it on any page we opened, and no page we opened says whether the public can reach it.

The Standing Stone Trail Club's Map 8, dated February 2023, labels a point "Power Line" beside "Hidden Vista" on its trail map. The trail's maintenance section list places double power lines between Route 655 and the SGL 112 access road. Whether the mapped viewpoint and the labelled point are the same place has not been confirmed.

• Tagged tourism=viewpoint in OpenStreetMap; the node was created 2026-07-20 source
• Standing Stone Trail section 22 runs from Route 655 to double power lines source
• Standing Stone Trail Club Map 8 (February 2023) labels "Power Line" beside "Hidden Vista" source

The Rocky Ridge Natural Area sits in Huntingdon County, south of Martin Gap. The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) describes its 150 acres as mixed-oak woodland, with wildflowers growing among outcrops of Oriskany sandstone and limestone. DCNR lists the area with the wild and natural areas of Rothrock State Forest.

OpenStreetMap tags the site as a state-owned natural area run by the Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry. DCNR's Rothrock State Forest page gives a district office at 181 Rothrock Lane in Huntingdon, telephone 814-643-2340, for the forest.

DCNR's Rothrock State Forest wild and natural areas page gives no hours, admission, trail routes or parking for the natural area. The page prints no publication date, so this listing cannot confirm current access.

• 150 acres of mixed-oak woodland south of Martin Gap, in Huntingdon County source
• Wildflowers among outcrops of Oriskany sandstone and limestone source
• Listed with the Rothrock State Forest wild and natural areas source
• OpenStreetMap tags the operator as the Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry, ownership state source

“These 150 acres of rich, mixed-oak woodland support numerous wildflowers among exposures of Oriskany sandstone and limestone.”DCNR, Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources

“The Rocky Ridge Natural Area is in Huntingdon County, south of Martin Gap.”DCNR, Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources

Stone Mountain Hawkwatch is a wooden platform on the ridge of Stone Mountain in Rothrock State Forest, along the Huntingdon and Mifflin county line. Visitors park at the top of the mountain and walk a rocky trail to the platform. The trail runs over large stones, so footing is uneven, though climbing is slight.

Uncovering PA dates the platform to 1995, and the Audubon society's page says volunteers from the society and the State College Bird Club built it. From the platform, the view runs east over Big Valley's farmland and west over Stone Valley, which is largely forested. Volunteers count migrating raptors from it, usually on weekends and sporadically on weekdays, from September 1 through mid-November.

Uncovering PA says the site can be visited at any time of year, though you are unlikely to have the spot to yourself during the autumn count. The Audubon society's page calls Allensville Road dirt but drivable except in snow or ice.

• Uncovering PA dates the platform to 1995. source
• Parking at the top of Stone Mountain fits at least 10 to 12 vehicles. source
• The trail to the platform runs over large stones. source
• Count coverage usually runs on weekends and sporadically on weekdays, September 1 to mid-November. source
• Allensville Road is dirt but drivable except in snow or ice, per the Audubon society. source

“The view from the viewing platform is stunning in nearly every direction.”Jim Cheney, Uncovering PA, 29 September 2021

“From the wooden platform, there is nearly a 360-degree view with only a few tall trees blocking the sightlines in certain directions.”Jim Cheney, Uncovering PA, 29 September 2021

Three Sisters is a set of three large rock pillars standing on a ridge top in Rocky Ridge Natural Area, part of Rothrock State Forest. The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources reports that the state forest totals over 96,000 acres across Huntingdon, Centre and Mifflin counties. The formations stand along the Standing Stone Trail, which the trail club says passes through Rocky Ridge Natural Area.

The hike is a one-mile out-and-back walk on the orange-blazed Standing Stone Trail, just under a half-mile each way. It starts at a trailhead on Frew Road, a state forest road with pull-off parking, and climbs about 300 feet to the ridgetop. Once there, the trail winds through the rock. A yellow-blazed bypass trail runs below the ridgeline. It is less rocky, though it does not shorten the hike.

In season, wildflowers bloom at the foot of the pillars, and in autumn the area is full of fall color, according to the author, Rusty Glessner. Rock climbers frequent the area. The article encourages hikers to follow Leave No Trace principles.

• A one-mile out-and-back hike, about a half-mile each way, on the orange-blazed Standing Stone Trail. source
• About 300 feet of elevation gain from the road to the ridgetop. source
• Trailhead on Frew Road, a state forest road, with pull-off parking next to it. source
• A yellow-blazed bypass trail runs below the ridgeline and is less rocky. source
• The Standing Stone Trail Club home page names Rocky Ridge Natural Area on the trail's northbound route. source

“Roughly 150 yards of ridgeline around the Three Sisters in nothing but massive rock formations, one of the reasons so many rock climbers are drawn to this area.”Rusty Glessner, PA Bucket List, 19 March 2024

“The formations are not just geological wonders but also natural sculptures that spark the imagination.”Rusty Glessner, PA Bucket List, 19 March 2024