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Big Savage Mountain

Big Savage Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q31598562, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
913 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.54456, -79.09664

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Historic sites: 23
Museums: 20
  • 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
Attractions: 6
  • 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
Cliffs: 4
Waterfalls: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Artworks: 2
  • Art: 12.2 mi
  • Blind Skier and Camper Art Installation: 12.9 mi
Rest areas: 2
Picnic sites: 2
Beaches: 2
  • Public River Access, Fishing: 22.2 mi
  • River Beach: 24.3 mi
Springs: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wild Turkey RockSW 227°984 m11.7 mi
PinnacleS 175°950 m11.3 mi
High RockSSE 151°910 m0.0 mi
Meadow MountainWNW 287°904 m6.2 mi
Saint John RockNE 39°890 m11.0 mi
Dans RockENE 76°883 m10.9 mi
Elbow MountainNNE 32°859 m3.5 mi
Salt Block MountainN 353°854 m8.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5319:29
June solstice05:5020:0720:48
September equinox07:0518:4019:15
December solstice07:3416:1416:56

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283038495866716963514133
Precip in3.02.63.33.74.64.64.13.53.82.92.42.9

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

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