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Mountainside Recreation Area

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Elevation
764 m
Tallest summit within 14.0 miles
Big Savage Mountain913 m · 11.8 mi
Nearest byway
Historic National Road - Maryland0.3 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:48local time
Coordinates
39.6709, -78.9470
Mountainside Recreation Area from directly overhead

Mountainside Recreation Area is a park in Maryland, at a recorded 764 m. Big Savage Mountain stands 913 m to the southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Frostburg Mtn Rec Area, a park 0.1 miles away. Historic National Road - Maryland passes 0.3 miles off.

Elevation
764 m

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.0 miles of Mountainside Recreation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big Savage MountainSW 222°913 m11.8 mi
High RockSW 222°910 m11.8 mi
Sampson RockNNE 20°895 m2.8 mi
Saint John RockW 260°890 m1.1 mi
Dans RockSSE 157°883 m6.7 mi
Little Savage MountainNNE 19°859 m4.4 mi
Elbow MountainSW 227°859 m8.4 mi
Salt Block MountainW 270°854 m9.0 mi

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Artworks: 3
Picnic sites: 3
Beaches: 2
Springs: 1
Ghost towns: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:5219:28
June solstice05:4920:0720:48
September equinox07:0418:3919:15
December solstice07:3416:1316:55

Local time (America/New_York).

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262936485765696862514031
Precip in3.43.04.04.05.24.63.73.64.23.22.93.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Frostburg 2, 1 mi away.

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