Big Savage Mountain
Big Savage Mountain rises to 913 m in Maryland. Wild Turkey Rock stands 984 m to the southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is High Rock, a peak less than a tenth of a mile away. Mountain Maryland Byway passes 2.2 miles off.
The story
The two Big Savage Mountain (Maryland and Pennsylvania) summits are part of Savage Mountain. The peak of Big Savage Mountain in Maryland is High Rock, at 2986 feet.
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Wikidata Q31598562, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 913 m
How to reach it
- 2.2 mi off the Mountain Maryland Byway
- 9.7 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 16.4 mi off the Historic National Road - Pennsylvania, National
- 18.7 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Monroe Run Valley · 6 mi
- Deep Creek Lake · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- High Rock: 0.0 mi
- Rhodes Hill: 1.1 mi
- Buck Hill: 2.4 mi
- Caledonia Hill: 2.7 mi
- Phoenix Hill: 2.7 mi
- Barton Area Park: 4.5 mi
- Creekside Park: 4.7 mi
- North Branch Potomac State Fish Management Area: 5.5 mi
- New Germany Recreation Area: 6.1 mi
- Lonaconing Historic District: 6.4 mi
- Piercie Paugh Homestead Site: 8.7 mi
- buisness lot: 10.4 mi
- Casselman’s Bridge: 10.8 mi
- Castleman’s River Bridge: 10.8 mi
- Castleman’s River Bridge: 10.8 mi
- Westernport Heritage Society Museum: 5.0 mi
- Grantsville Museum: 11.0 mi
- Frostburg Museum: 11.9 mi
- Thrasher Carriage Museum: 12.0 mi
- Springs Museum: 13.3 mi
- New Germany State Park: 6.1 mi
- McCoole Fish Management Area: 8.5 mi
- Gary A Yoder Fish Management Area: 9.4 mi
- Fort Hill Heritage Conservation Fund Site: 10.9 mi
- Dan's Rock Fire Tower: 10.9 mi
- eroded outcropping: 2.2 mi
- Old Cherry Glade Meetinghouse: 9.9 mi
- Spruce Forest Artisan Village: 10.8 mi
- Mountain Coaster: 14.1 mi
- Pleasant Valley Dreamrides: 20.7 mi
- St Johns rock scenic overlook: 11.0 mi
- Shelter Rocks: 16.2 mi
- Lovers Leap: 18.9 mi
- Hanging Rocks: 21.4 mi
- Muddy Creek Falls: 17.4 mi
- Lower Swallow Falls: 17.4 mi
- Upper Swallow Falls: 17.4 mi
- Tolliver Falls: 17.5 mi
- Frankville: 5.0 mi
- Kendall: 18.2 mi
- Blooming Rose: 19.8 mi
- Art: 12.2 mi
- Blind Skier and Camper Art Installation: 12.9 mi
- US-219 Cove Overlook Rest Area: 13.7 mi
- Youghiogheny Overlook Welcome Center: 17.5 mi
- Mountain View: 16.3 mi
- Ali Ghan Picnic Grounds: 21.6 mi
- Public River Access, Fishing: 22.2 mi
- River Beach: 24.3 mi
- Baughman Spring: 17.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.0 miles of Big Savage Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wild Turkey Rock | SW 227° | 984 m | 11.7 mi |
| Pinnacle | S 175° | 950 m | 11.3 mi |
| High Rock | SSE 151° | 910 m | 0.0 mi |
| Meadow Mountain | WNW 287° | 904 m | 6.2 mi |
| Saint John Rock | NE 39° | 890 m | 11.0 mi |
| Dans Rock | ENE 76° | 883 m | 10.9 mi |
| Elbow Mountain | NNE 32° | 859 m | 3.5 mi |
| Salt Block Mountain | N 353° | 854 m | 8.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:53 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 20:07 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:40 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:14 | 16:56 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 30 | 38 | 49 | 58 | 66 | 71 | 69 | 63 | 51 | 41 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Savage RVR DAM, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 589754 — Big Savage Mountain, Garrett County, Maryland.
OpenStreetMap element node/358241468
Day trips start here
- Grantsville · 11 mi
- McHenry · 14 mi
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