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Bullskin Mountain

Bullskin Mountain, a peak in Maryland
Bullskin Mountain, a peak in Marylandjrcagle · CC BY 4.0

Bullskin Mountain rises to 471 m in Maryland. Big Mountain stands 740 m to the north, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Hearthstone Mountain, a peak 1.3 miles away. Historic National Road - Maryland passes 4.1 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q31598808, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
471 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.70843, -77.99722

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Clear Spring Park: 5.0 mi
  • Spruce Pine Hollow Park: 7.9 mi
  • Montgomery Township Park: 8.0 mi
  • Mercersburg Lions Club: 9.2 mi
  • Redbud Valley Nature Center: 9.3 mi
Historic sites
Museums: 22
Attractions: 21
  • Junior Officer's Quarters: 6.8 mi
  • Captain's Quarters: 6.8 mi
  • Hagerstown Cultural Trail: 15.1 mi
  • Hagerstown Cultural Trail: 15.1 mi
  • Hagerstown Cultural Trail: 15.1 mi
Springs: 16
  • Big Spring: 9.5 mi
  • Reese Spring: 9.9 mi
  • Lord Fairfax Spring: 13.6 mi
  • Tayamentasachta Spring: 15.5 mi
  • Moss Spring: 16.0 mi
Nature reserves: 14
Rest areas: 5
  • I-81 Southbound West Virginia Welcome Center: 11.6 mi
  • Sideling Hill Rest Area Westbound: 15.1 mi
  • Sideling Hill Rest Area Eastbound: 15.1 mi
  • South Mountain Welcome Center: 24.3 mi
  • South Mountain Welcome Center: 24.6 mi
Artworks: 4
Cliffs: 3
Waterfalls: 2
Gardens: 1
  • Four Square Garden: 19.1 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Sideling Hill Picnic Area: 22.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.3 miles of Bullskin Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big MountainN 11°740 m17.0 mi
Bald KnobNNW 339°702 m22.3 mi
Fisher PointNNW 341°701 m21.9 mi
Emmaville MountainNW 317°690 m17.6 mi
Cacapon 2SW 235°673 m20.5 mi
Cross MountainNNE 12°627 m1.4 mi
Broad MountainNNE 26°623 m21.1 mi
The LockingsWNW 297°618 m18.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4919:24
June solstice05:4520:0320:44
September equinox07:0018:3519:11
December solstice07:3016:0916:51

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333643556473787568574637
Precip in2.52.03.03.33.63.42.92.93.82.82.62.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hagerstown Rgnl AP, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 583479 — Bullskin Mountain, Washington County, Maryland.

OpenStreetMap element node/358238281

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