Plumgar Local Park
Plumgar Local Park is a park in Maryland, at a recorded elevation of 119 m. High Knob stands 472 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Germantown East Local Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway passes 4.2 miles off. 43 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1975
- Elevation
- 119 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Montgomery Parks
How to reach it
- 4.2 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 7.9 mi off the Antietam Campaign Byway
- 12.6 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
- 12.7 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook rock, high · 10 mi
- Overlook rock, lower · 10 mi
- East View · 10 mi
- Potomac Overlook · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Germantown East Local Park: 0.5 mi
- Fox Chapel Park: 0.5 mi
- Germantown Park: 0.7 mi
- Waring Station Local Park: 1.1 mi
- Travis Avenue Park: 1.2 mi
- Clopper Mill Ruins: 1.9 mi
- Clopper Mill Ruins: 1.9 mi
- Gaithersburg Latitude Observatory: 3.3 mi
- Inspiration Park: 4.0 mi
- Montgomery County Public Safety Memorial: 4.4 mi
- Schwartz Peony Garden: 2.2 mi
- Community Garden: 4.8 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 7.7 mi
- Glenview Mansion Garden: 8.4 mi
- Poolesville Community Garden: 10.0 mi
- Historic Cupola: 2.3 mi
- Historic Cupola: 2.3 mi
- Historic Cupola: 2.3 mi
- A Circle of Acanthus Leaf Chairs: 3.8 mi
- Market Square Colonnade: 3.8 mi
- Goshen Elm Conservation Park: 2.4 mi
- Waters House Special Park: 2.5 mi
- Hunters Woods Neighborhood Conservation Area: 2.7 mi
- Asbury "Wildlife at Work" Protected Habitat: 2.9 mi
- Goshen Branch Stream Valley Park: 3.1 mi
- Fire Museum: 3.1 mi
- Gaithersburg Community Museum: 3.2 mi
- Mooseum: 4.3 mi
- Stonestreet Museum: 7.6 mi
- Damascus Heritage Museum: 8.0 mi
- Carousel at Rio: 4.4 mi
- F. Scott Fitzgerald: 8.0 mi
- Oakley Cabin: 8.7 mi
- Lock 22: Pennyfield Lock: 9.0 mi
- Lock 23: Violettes Lock: 9.1 mi
- Chickadee Picnic Area: 2.3 mi
- Oriole Picnic Area: 2.3 mi
- Pines Picnic Area: 2.3 mi
- Quail Ridge: 2.8 mi
- Blue Sky Park: 4.6 mi
- Black Hill: 3.5 mi
- Hunting Hill: 6.6 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 10.4 mi
- Nokes Hill: 14.0 mi
- Prospect Hill: 14.4 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 8.4 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 8.4 mi
- Sevenfoot Rock: 23.1 mi
- Friction Wall: 24.4 mi
- Quarry (former): 24.5 mi
- Sandy Spring: 11.7 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 15.2 mi
- Silver Spring: 16.9 mi
- Kanawha Spring: 17.1 mi
- Takoma Spring: 18.6 mi
- Great Falls: 12.4 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 14.5 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 14.5 mi
- Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 20.8 mi
- McKeldin Falls: 22.1 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 13.4 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 13.5 mi
- Fishing Shore: 19.7 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 23.2 mi
- Harmony Grove: 21.1 mi
- Daniels: 24.3 mi
- Truck Rest Area: 13.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Plumgar Local Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Knob | NW 325° | 472 m | 24.2 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | NW 305° | 387 m | 10.4 mi |
| Ridge Hill | NW 322° | 373 m | 22.7 mi |
| Waterford Peak | W 272° | 361 m | 18.2 mi |
| Pine Rock | WNW 301° | 346 m | 18.6 mi |
| Jigger Hill | NW 321° | 341 m | 22.4 mi |
| Bald Mountain | W 279° | 235 m | 18.2 mi |
| Hogback Mountain | WSW 255° | 187 m | 20.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:46 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 19:59 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 16:08 | 16:50 |
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 | 32 | 34 | 42 | 53 | 63 | 71 | 75 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Damascus 3 SSW, 6 mi away.
- Ring-necked Duck114 obs
- Canada Goose106 obs
- Hooded Merganser92 obs
- American Wigeon87 obs
- Gadwall87 obs
- Mallard86 obs
- Redhead67 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel57 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/374791563
Day trips start here
- Germantown · 2 mi
- Gaithersburg · 3 mi
- Montgomery County · 3 mi
- Rockville · 8 mi
- Olney · 9 mi
- Potomac · 11 mi
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