College Mountain
College Mountain rises to 520 m in Maryland. Quirauk Mountain stands 654 m to the west, 7.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Carrick Knob, a peak 0.3 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 1.4 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Maryland, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31598977, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 520 m
How to reach it
- 1.4 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 2.7 mi off the Old Main Streets
- 17.7 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 19.2 mi off the Antietam Campaign Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Chimney Rock · 5 mi
- CS Sharpshooter's position · 10 mi
- Middletown Overlook · 17 mi
- White Rocks · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Carrick Knob: 0.3 mi
- Round Top: 1.3 mi
- Derr Hill: 1.7 mi
- Little Piney Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Wertenbaker Hill: 2.7 mi
- St. Mother Teresa of Calcutta Statue: 1.1 mi
- Monsignor Hugh J. Phillips: 1.2 mi
- Redmond Memorial: 1.2 mi
- Mary, Mother of the Mount: 1.2 mi
- The Good Shepherd: 1.2 mi
- Knott Athletic, Recreational and Convocational Complex: 1.6 mi
- E. Eugene Myers Community Park: 2.3 mi
- Emmitsburg Memorial Park: 2.7 mi
- Roddy Road Park: 3.7 mi
- Eyler Road Recreation Area: 4.2 mi
- Frederick County Fire Museum: 2.5 mi
- Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Visitor Center: 2.6 mi
- Monterey Pass Battlefield Museum: 6.5 mi
- Museum of the Iron Worker: 8.3 mi
- Renfrew Farm & Museum: 10.6 mi
- Fountaindale Spring: 3.7 mi
- Browns Spring: 6.5 mi
- Raven Rock Spring: 8.1 mi
- Poplar Spring: 11.6 mi
- Menchey’s Spring: 11.9 mi
- St. Francis: 1.1 mi
- Fr. John Dubois: 1.3 mi
- Abraham Lincoln at Gettysburg: 11.5 mi
- 42 West: 11.8 mi
- Women's Memorial: 11.8 mi
- Frank Bentz Pond Fish Management Area: 5.5 mi
- A.M. Powell Hatchery Fish Management Area: 15.7 mi
- Caledonia State Park: 16.2 mi
- Middletown Watershed: 16.9 mi
- Antietam National Battlefield: 20.0 mi
- Pumpkin Cannon: 7.0 mi
- Catoctin Furnace: 8.2 mi
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 9.0 mi
- John Eisenhower Bridge: 9.3 mi
- Walkersville Southern Railroad: 14.2 mi
- Founder's Plaza: 1.3 mi
- Chestnut Picnic Area: 6.3 mi
- Owens Creek Picnic Area: 6.5 mi
- Public Grills & Picnic Area: 19.1 mi
- Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 3.4 mi
- South Mountain Welcome Center: 16.6 mi
- Truck Rest Area: 24.6 mi
- 9-11 Memorial Garden: 13.8 mi
- Filbert/Diller Corner Garden: 21.4 mi
- Four Square Garden: 23.1 mi
- Clermont Crag: 6.6 mi
- Sevenfoot Rock: 17.8 mi
- Tartown: 9.8 mi
- Harmony Grove: 16.4 mi
- Cunningham Falls: 6.6 mi
- Beach Front: 7.7 mi
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 9.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.6 miles of College Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quirauk Mountain | W 273° | 654 m | 7.4 mi |
| Snowy Mountain | NNW 327° | 637 m | 11.8 mi |
| Buzzard Peak | NNW 330° | 593 m | 10.2 mi |
| The Knob | NNW 342° | 573 m | 11.8 mi |
| Catoctin Mountain | WSW 239° | 572 m | 5.7 mi |
| Salamander Rock | SW 217° | 562 m | 10.0 mi |
| High Rock | W 272° | 559 m | 7.9 mi |
| Virginia Rock | NW 320° | 545 m | 7.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:46 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 20:01 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:33 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:06 | 16:49 |
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 | 33 | 41 | 52 | 61 | 70 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 44 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 2.5 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 5.2 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Emmitsburg 2 SE, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358238451
Day trips start here
- Thurmont · 5 mi
- Catoctin Mountain Park · 6 mi
- Gettysburg · 12 mi
- Frederick County · 15 mi
- Frederick · 19 mi
- Hagerstown · 19 mi
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