Browning Bear Hill
Browning Bear Hill rises to 816 m in Maryland. Marsh Hill stands 948 m to the west-southwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is The Dunghill, a peak 2.0 miles away. Mountain Maryland Byway passes 0.9 miles off.
The story
Mountain in United States of America.
Wikidata Q31598754, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 816 m
How to reach it
- 0.9 mi off the Mountain Maryland Byway
- 5.9 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 9.3 mi off the Historic National Road - Pennsylvania, National
- 20.0 mi off the Old Route 7 Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Monroe Run Valley · 3 mi
- Deep Creek Lake · 9 mi
- Paradise Overlook · 25 mi
- Point Lookout · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Pleasant Valley Recreation Center: 3.7 mi
- New Germany Recreation Area: 4.3 mi
- Northern Garett Industrial park: 6.0 mi
- Grantsville Town Park: 6.5 mi
- Casselman River Bridge State Park: 6.6 mi
- The Dunghill: 2.0 mi
- Resh Hill: 2.6 mi
- Brenneman Hill: 2.7 mi
- Meadow Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Jenkins Hill: 3.5 mi
- Grantsville Museum: 6.3 mi
- Springs Museum: 8.8 mi
- Westernport Heritage Society Museum: 12.1 mi
- Frostburg Museum: 14.8 mi
- Thrasher Carriage Museum: 15.0 mi
- New Germany State Park: 3.8 mi
- Weitzell-Bear Creek Conservation Easement: 7.9 mi
- Fulcher P. Smith Conservation Area: 8.5 mi
- Elder Hill Fire Tower: 10.5 mi
- State Game Lands Number 271: 11.7 mi
- Casselman’s Bridge: 6.5 mi
- Castleman’s River Bridge: 6.5 mi
- Col. James McHenry of Baltimore: 9.3 mi
- Deep Creek Lake Garrett County: 9.4 mi
- Salisbury Elk-Lick Veterans Memorial: 11.6 mi
- Old Cherry Glade Meetinghouse: 3.3 mi
- Spruce Forest Artisan Village: 6.6 mi
- eroded outcropping: 7.6 mi
- Mountain Coaster: 9.5 mi
- Pleasant Valley Dreamrides: 20.7 mi
- Muddy Creek Falls: 13.9 mi
- Lower Swallow Falls: 14.0 mi
- Upper Swallow Falls: 14.1 mi
- Tolliver Falls: 14.2 mi
- Ohiopyle Falls: 23.7 mi
- Shelter Rocks: 11.2 mi
- St Johns rock scenic overlook: 13.0 mi
- Baughman Rock Overlook: 21.7 mi
- Lovers Leap: 22.7 mi
- Frankville: 8.3 mi
- Kendall: 11.7 mi
- Blooming Rose: 13.1 mi
- Mountain View: 19.2 mi
- Cucumber Run Picnic Area: 23.8 mi
- Tharp Knob Picnic Area: 24.2 mi
- US-219 Cove Overlook Rest Area: 6.6 mi
- Youghiogheny Overlook Welcome Center: 10.4 mi
- Blind Skier and Camper Art Installation: 7.7 mi
- Art: 15.1 mi
- Baughman Spring: 12.7 mi
- The Chateau Gardens: 23.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.6 miles of Browning Bear Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marsh Hill | WSW 244° | 948 m | 10.0 mi |
| Roman Nose Hill | SW 225° | 915 m | 9.8 mi |
| Zehner Hill | N 357° | 914 m | 7.2 mi |
| Big Savage Mountain | SE 130° | 913 m | 7.2 mi |
| High Rock | SE 130° | 910 m | 7.2 mi |
| Meadow Mountain | S 189° | 904 m | 2.9 mi |
| Ringer Hill | N 1° | 903 m | 8.7 mi |
| Maust Hill | N 360° | 901 m | 8.1 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 | 20:08 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:40 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:14 | 16:57 |
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, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358241481
Day trips start here
- Grantsville · 6 mi
- McHenry · 9 mi
- Ohiopyle · 24 mi
- Kingwood · 28 mi
- Somerset · 28 mi
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