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Chocolate Drop Hill

Chocolate Drop Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Chocolate Drop Hill rises to 807 m in Maryland. Mount Davis stands 979 m to the northeast, 9.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Bald Knob, a peak 0.6 miles away. Mountain Maryland Byway passes 1.8 miles off.

The story

mountain in Maryland, United States of America

Wikidata Q31598964, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
807 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.67006, -79.27953

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Historic sites: 17
Museums: 15
  • Grantsville Museum: 6.8 mi
  • Springs Museum: 8.2 mi
  • Meyersdale Area Historical Society: 17.1 mi
  • Westernport Heritage Society Museum: 18.0 mi
  • Frostburg Museum: 18.8 mi
Attractions: 10
Waterfalls: 8
Cliffs: 5
Rest areas: 3
Artworks: 3
  • Blind Skier and Camper Art Installation: 7.3 mi
  • Art: 19.0 mi
  • Metal Sculpture: 20.1 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Picnic sites: 3
  • Cucumber Run Picnic Area: 17.9 mi
  • Tharp Knob Picnic Area: 18.4 mi
  • Mountain View: 22.7 mi
Springs: 2
  • Baughman Spring: 10.3 mi
  • Paterson Spring: 22.0 mi
Gardens: 1
  • The Chateau Gardens: 17.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.5 miles of Chocolate Drop Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DavisNE 34°979 m9.7 mi
Baughman RocksNE 34°961 m10.3 mi
Marsh HillSSW 210°948 m9.6 mi
Glade MountainNNE 26°936 m9.2 mi
Roman Nose HillSSW 193°915 m11.3 mi
Zehner HillNE 51°914 m5.0 mi
Meadow MountainSSE 151°904 m7.9 mi
Ringer HillNE 43°903 m6.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2218:5419:29
June solstice05:5020:0920:49
September equinox07:0518:4019:16
December solstice07:3516:1416:57

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283038506068727064524133
Precip in3.63.43.94.04.94.94.54.04.03.43.13.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Confluence 1 SW DAM, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 589972 — Chocolate Drop Hill, Garrett County, Maryland.

OpenStreetMap element node/358241500

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