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Big Savage Mountain

Big Savage Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Big Savage Mountain rises to 782 m in Pennsylvania. Mount Davis stands 979 m to the west, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Allegheny Mountain, a peak 3.4 miles away. Historic National Road - Maryland passes 8.8 miles off.

The story

mountain in Pennsylvania, United States of America

Wikidata Q49012758, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
782 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.79453, -78.82974

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites: 25
  • Mason-Dixon marker: 6.3 mi
  • The Castle - built 1840: 7.4 mi
  • National Road Monument: 10.6 mi
  • B'er Chayim Congregation: 10.6 mi
  • Thomas Cresap: 10.6 mi
Nature reserves: 22
Museums: 20
Springs: 8
  • White Sulphur Springs: 16.6 mi
  • Baughman Spring: 18.1 mi
  • Linng Water Spring: 18.7 mi
  • Black Spring: 21.2 mi
  • Crystal Spring: 21.8 mi
Picnic sites: 4
Cliffs: 3
Attractions: 3
Artworks: 2
  • Art: 10.6 mi
  • Birdhouse: 19.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.1 miles of Big Savage Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DavisW 268°979 m18.4 mi
Baughman RocksW 270°961 m18.1 mi
Vought RockW 275°898 m17.1 mi
Sampson RockSW 222°895 m7.9 mi
Saint John RockSW 220°890 m11.4 mi
Dans RockSSW 194°883 m15.1 mi
Cover HillNW 319°863 m14.3 mi
Little Savage MountainSW 227°859 m6.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:5219:27
June solstice05:4820:0720:48
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, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357277391

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