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Barton Hill

Barton Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Barton Hill rises to 550 m in Maryland. Black Rock stands 963 m to the south-southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Potomac Hill, a peak 0.6 miles away. Mountain Maryland Byway passes 0.6 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q31598470, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
550 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.52474, -79.00520

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Historic sites: 22
Museums: 21
  • Westernport Heritage Society Museum: 3.6 mi
  • Frostburg Museum: 10.0 mi
  • Thrasher Carriage Museum: 10.1 mi
  • Mount Savage Museum: 13.7 mi
  • Grantsville Museum: 14.3 mi
Attractions: 6
Cliffs: 4
Waterfalls: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Artworks: 2
  • Art: 10.3 mi
  • Blind Skier and Camper Art Installation: 17.9 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Beaches: 2
  • Public River Access, Fishing: 17.7 mi
  • River Beach: 19.3 mi
Rest areas: 2
Springs: 1
  • Baughman Spring: 20.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.7 miles of Barton Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black RockSSW 204°963 m13.7 mi
PinnacleSSW 202°950 m10.6 mi
Big Savage MountainWNW 286°913 m5.1 mi
High RockWNW 286°910 m5.0 mi
Meadow MountainWNW 286°904 m11.3 mi
Sampson RockNNE 18°895 m13.3 mi
Saint John RockNNE 11°890 m10.1 mi
Dans RockNE 56°883 m7.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:5319:28
June solstice05:5020:0720:47
September equinox07:0418:3919:15
December solstice07:3416:1316:56

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303341526170757366544334
Precip in2.82.63.83.94.54.33.83.23.63.12.73.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Keyser 2 SSW, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 589700 — Barton Hill, Allegany County, Maryland.

OpenStreetMap element node/358241462

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