Wills Mountain State Park
Wills Mountain State Park is a nature reserve in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 466 m. Sampson Rock stands 895 m to the west-northwest, 8.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Lovers Leap, a cliff 0.7 miles away. Historic National Road - Maryland passes 0.7 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Maryland Park Service
How to reach it
- 0.7 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 2.0 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 0.8 mi off the Mountain Maryland Byway
- 19.4 mi off the Washington Heritage Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Warrior Mountain Overlook · 16 mi
- Banner's Overlook · 17 mi
- Monroe Run Valley · 24 mi
- Sideling Hill Viewpoint · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Narrows Scenic Park: 1.2 mi
- Downtown Cumberland Historic District: 1.5 mi
- Ort Field: 1.8 mi
- C&O Canal Towpath: 1.9 mi
- Riverside Park: 1.9 mi
- McNamee Hill: 2.3 mi
- Little Allegheny Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Piney Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Haystack Mountain: 4.0 mi
- Irons Mountain: 4.9 mi
- Evitts Creek Pond Fish Management Area: 3.1 mi
- Fagan CREP Easement: 4.4 mi
- Miltenberger CREP Easement: 4.7 mi
- Miltenberger CREP Easement: 4.9 mi
- Dan's Rock Fire Tower: 9.2 mi
- Allegany Museum: 1.6 mi
- F. Brooke Whiting House & Museum: 1.6 mi
- Gordon-Roberts House museum: 1.7 mi
- C. William Gilchrist Gallery and Museum: 1.7 mi
- Wills Creek Museum: 1.8 mi
- National Road Monument: 1.9 mi
- Thomas Cresap: 1.9 mi
- B'er Chayim Congregation: 1.9 mi
- First Toll Gate House: 4.9 mi
- The Castle - built 1840: 5.9 mi
- Lovers Leap: 0.7 mi
- St Johns rock scenic overlook: 10.2 mi
- Hanging Rocks: 19.1 mi
- Shelter Rocks: 22.0 mi
- Ali Ghan Picnic Grounds: 2.7 mi
- Mountain View: 4.3 mi
- Blankley Picnic Area: 17.5 mi
- Sweet Root Picnic Area: 18.1 mi
- Spruce Forest Artisan Village: 19.6 mi
- eroded outcropping: 21.4 mi
- Potomac Eagle Scenic Railroad: 21.7 mi
- Dawson Spring: 21.5 mi
- White Sulphur Springs: 21.8 mi
- Baughman Spring: 22.6 mi
- River Beach: 18.8 mi
- Public River Access, Fishing: 23.2 mi
- Art: 7.9 mi
- Frankville: 24.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.3 miles of Wills Mountain State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sampson Rock | WNW 286° | 895 m | 8.5 mi |
| Saint John Rock | W 267° | 890 m | 10.3 mi |
| Dans Rock | SW 225° | 883 m | 9.2 mi |
| Little Savage Mountain | WNW 296° | 859 m | 8.6 mi |
| Elbow Mountain | WSW 248° | 859 m | 16.4 mi |
| Bear Hill | WSW 250° | 849 m | 15.3 mi |
| Wolf Rock | SW 224° | 832 m | 10.9 mi |
| Fairview | SW 222° | 823 m | 15.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:52 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 20:07 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:38 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:12 | 16:55 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 34 | 42 | 54 | 63 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 67 | 55 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cumberland 2, 3 mi away.
- Spotted Lanternfly34 obs
- Turkey Vulture31 obs
- American Robin27 obs
- White-tailed Deer26 obs
- Northern Mockingbird25 obs
- Eastern Bluebird18 obs
- Chipping Sparrow17 obs
- Fringed Bleeding Heart16 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/277937396
Day trips start here
- Grantsville · 20 mi
- Somerset · 28 mi
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