Boyer Knob
Boyer Knob rises to 490 m in Maryland. Dans Rock stands 883 m to the west-southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Bells Hill, a peak 1.1 miles away. Historic National Road - Maryland passes 2.9 miles off.
The story
Mountain in United States of America.
Wikidata Q31598729, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 490 m
How to reach it
- 2.9 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 5.0 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 9.0 mi off the Washington Heritage Trail, National
- 13.2 mi off the Mountain Maryland Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Warrior Mountain Overlook · 4 mi
- Banner's Overlook · 5 mi
- Sideling Hill Viewpoint · 14 mi
- Prospect Overlook · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Glendale Area Park: 4.2 mi
- Oldtown Community Park: 8.4 mi
- Green Spring Park: 9.7 mi
- Paw Paw Town Park: 9.8 mi
- Constitution Park: 11.0 mi
- Bells Hill: 1.1 mi
- Polish Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Toms Hill: 2.9 mi
- Betsy Knob: 3.7 mi
- Grannys Knob: 4.7 mi
- Hanging Prairie Shale Barren Heritage Conservation Fund Site: 2.6 mi
- Richards CREP Easement: 2.9 mi
- Browning CREP Easement: 3.5 mi
- Sugar Hollow Heritage Conservation Fund Site: 3.6 mi
- Turkey Camp Shale Barren Heritage Conservation Fund Site: 4.3 mi
- Masonry Overfall: 10.6 mi
- Steam Pump: 11.5 mi
- B'er Chayim Congregation: 11.8 mi
- National Road Monument: 12.0 mi
- Victor Cushwa: 14.5 mi
- The Irvin Allen/Michael Cresap Museum: 8.5 mi
- Allegany Museum: 12.0 mi
- Wills Creek Museum: 12.1 mi
- C. William Gilchrist Gallery and Museum: 12.2 mi
- Gordon-Roberts House museum: 12.3 mi
- Dawson Spring: 12.5 mi
- A natural spring at the Central Trail: 15.8 mi
- Natural Spring: 15.9 mi
- Lord Fairfax Spring: 16.5 mi
- White Sulphur Springs: 21.9 mi
- Ali Ghan Picnic Grounds: 9.9 mi
- Sweet Root Picnic Area: 12.6 mi
- Blankley Picnic Area: 14.4 mi
- Mountain View: 16.9 mi
- Almost Heaven Sign: 16.2 mi
- Almost Heaven Swing: 16.2 mi
- Farnham Colossi: 21.9 mi
- Potomac Eagle Scenic Railroad: 23.0 mi
- Lovers Leap: 12.8 mi
- Hanging Rocks: 20.4 mi
- St Johns rock scenic overlook: 22.7 mi
- Sideling Hill Rest Area Eastbound: 14.4 mi
- Sideling Hill Rest Area Westbound: 14.5 mi
- Morgan Arts Council: 16.7 mi
- Art: 20.4 mi
- River Beach: 17.8 mi
- Herman Rubenstein Memorial Garden: 22.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.0 miles of Boyer Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dans Rock | WSW 256° | 883 m | 19.7 mi |
| Little Savage Mountain | WNW 285° | 859 m | 21.0 mi |
| Savage Mountain | NNW 327° | 813 m | 19.3 mi |
| Martin Hill | N 358° | 808 m | 13.1 mi |
| High Point | SE 145° | 789 m | 17.6 mi |
| Big Savage Mountain | WNW 303° | 782 m | 18.4 mi |
| Loar Hill | W 264° | 771 m | 18.0 mi |
| Bearwallow Mountain | NW 320° | 762 m | 19.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:51 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 20:06 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:38 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 16:11 | 16:54 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 34 | 42 | 54 | 63 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 67 | 55 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cumberland 2, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358238232
Day trips start here
- Hancock · 19 mi
- Hedgesville · 30 mi
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