Bullskin Mountain
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
- 4.1 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 4.7 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 7.5 mi off the Washington Heritage Trail, National
- 21.1 mi off the Antietam Campaign Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Devils Nose · 9 mi
- Sideling Hill Viewpoint · 15 mi
- Prospect Overlook · 15 mi
- Georgians Overlook · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- Sleepy Creek Post Office: 5.3 mi
- Fort Frederick: 6.8 mi
- March 17 1936 High Water Mark: 7.1 mi
- Tonoloway Fort: 10.9 mi
- Stumpy's Hollow Historical Monument: 11.8 mi
- Hearthstone Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Cross Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Sword Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Moore Knob: 2.3 mi
- Gillians Knob: 3.0 mi
- CCC museum: 6.9 mi
- Hancock Museum: 9.8 mi
- Museum of Berkeley Springs: 13.5 mi
- Hagerstown Aviation Museum: 14.4 mi
- Hagerstown Roundhouse Museum: 14.7 mi
- 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
- Conservation Easement East of Indian Springs Wildlife Management Area: 4.0 mi
- Boyd Mountain Pond Heritage Conservation Fund Site: 4.5 mi
- Sweeney, Carl and Rebecca Conservation: 10.2 mi
- Round Top Hill Heritage Conservation Fund Site: 12.7 mi
- State Game Lands Number 128: 13.9 mi
- Junior Officer's Quarters: 6.8 mi
- Captain's Quarters: 6.8 mi
- Hagerstown Cultural Trail: 15.1 mi
- Children's Village of Washington County: 17.5 mi
- Lock 40: 19.3 mi
- 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
- Morgan Arts Council: 13.4 mi
- Saint Maria Goretti: 14.8 mi
- 42 West: 22.5 mi
- Founding Father's Memorial Statue: 23.9 mi
- The Lockings: 5.3 mi
- Lovers Leap: 10.9 mi
- The Little Point: 18.5 mi
- Jarrett Falls: 12.8 mi
- Old Dam Waterfall: 22.9 mi
- Four Square Garden: 19.1 mi
- Sideling Hill Picnic Area: 22.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.6 miles of Bullskin Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Mountain | N 11° | 740 m | 17.0 mi |
| Bald Knob | NNW 339° | 702 m | 22.3 mi |
| Fisher Point | NNW 341° | 701 m | 21.9 mi |
| Emmaville Mountain | NW 317° | 690 m | 17.6 mi |
| Cacapon 2 | SW 235° | 673 m | 20.5 mi |
| Cross Mountain | NNE 12° | 627 m | 1.4 mi |
| Broad Mountain | NNE 26° | 623 m | 21.1 mi |
| The Lockings | WNW 297° | 618 m | 18.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:49 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 20:03 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:35 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 16:09 | 16:51 |
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 | 33 | 36 | 43 | 55 | 64 | 73 | 78 | 75 | 68 | 57 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 2.5 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.8 |
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
Day trips start here
- Hancock · 10 mi
- Mercersburg · 10 mi
- Hedgesville · 11 mi
- Washington County · 12 mi
- Hagerstown · 15 mi
- Martinsburg · 18 mi
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