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Bald Knob

Bald Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Bald Knob rises to 615 m in Maryland. Vought Rock stands 898 m to the west-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Mason-Dixon marker, a historic site 1.1 miles away. Historic National Road - Maryland passes 4.2 miles off.

The story

mountain in Allegany County, Maryland, United States of America

Wikidata Q31598418, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
615 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.71613, -78.88363

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Historic sites: 21
  • Mason-Dixon marker: 1.1 mi
  • The Castle - built 1840: 1.5 mi
  • Brownsville/Park Avenue Monument: 5.1 mi
  • First Toll Gate House: 5.6 mi
  • buisness lot: 6.2 mi
Nature reserves: 21
Museums: 14
Picnic sites: 4
Cliffs: 4
Attractions: 3
Springs: 3
  • Baughman Spring: 16.2 mi
  • White Sulphur Springs: 22.5 mi
  • Linng Water Spring: 24.9 mi
Artworks: 2
  • Art: 4.4 mi
  • Birdhouse: 22.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • US-219 Cove Overlook Rest Area: 21.6 mi
Beaches: 1
  • River Beach: 23.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.0 miles of Bald Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Vought RockWNW 296°898 m15.7 mi
Sampson RockWSW 258°895 m2.5 mi
Saint John RockSW 233°890 m5.6 mi
Dans RockS 185°883 m9.3 mi
Little Savage MountainWNW 297°859 m2.2 mi
Elbow MountainSW 227°859 m13.0 mi
Salt Block MountainWSW 256°854 m12.8 mi
Bear HillSW 227°849 m11.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:5219:28
June solstice05:4920:0720:48
September equinox07:0418:3919:14
December solstice07:3416:1216:55

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 589686 — Bald Knob, Allegany County, Maryland.

OpenStreetMap element node/358241459

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