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Collier Mountain

Collier Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Collier Mountain rises to 444 m in Maryland. Sampson Rock stands 895 m to the west-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Irons Mountain, a peak 1.4 miles away. Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway passes 2.5 miles off.

About

The story

Collier Mountain is a mountain in the Ridge and Valley region of the Appalachian Mountains, located in Allegany County, Maryland. The 1,457 feet (444 m) ridge is approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) southeast of Cumberland. It runs 6 miles (9.7 km) northeast from the North Branch Potomac River near its confluence with Patterson Creek to Murley Branch south of Breakneck Hill.

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Wikidata Q5147173, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
444 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.61953, -78.68324

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Constitution Park: 3.9 mi
  • Smith Park: 4.2 mi
  • Chapel Hill Park: 4.4 mi
  • Canal Place Historical Park: 4.7 mi
  • C&O Canal Towpath: 4.7 mi
Nature reserves: 24
Historic sites: 20
  • Steam Pump: 4.1 mi
  • B'er Chayim Congregation: 4.6 mi
  • Masonry Overfall: 4.8 mi
  • Thomas Cresap: 4.8 mi
  • National Road Monument: 4.8 mi
Museums: 18
Springs: 5
  • Dawson Spring: 19.4 mi
  • Natural Spring: 21.0 mi
  • A natural spring at the Central Trail: 21.2 mi
  • White Sulphur Springs: 24.1 mi
  • Lord Fairfax Spring: 24.2 mi
Picnic sites: 4
Attractions: 4
Cliffs: 3
Artworks: 2
  • Art: 13.0 mi
  • Morgan Arts Council: 24.3 mi
Beaches: 2
  • River Beach: 14.1 mi
  • Public River Access, Fishing: 20.0 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Sideling Hill Rest Area Eastbound: 22.4 mi
  • Sideling Hill Rest Area Westbound: 22.5 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Herman Rubenstein Memorial Garden: 23.0 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.7 miles of Collier Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sampson RockWNW 295°895 m14.4 mi
Saint John RockWNW 283°890 m15.5 mi
Dans RockWSW 257°883 m11.7 mi
Little Savage MountainWNW 301°859 m14.7 mi
Wolf RockWSW 253°832 m13.1 mi
FairviewWSW 244°823 m16.9 mi
Gravel HillWNW 290°819 m16.6 mi
Shocky HillWNW 300°816 m18.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:5119:27
June solstice05:4820:0620:46
September equinox07:0318:3819:14
December solstice07:3316:1216:54

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313442546371767467554435
Precip in2.82.43.43.44.23.93.73.43.52.82.63.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cumberland 2, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 583846 — Collier Mountain, Allegany County, Maryland.

OpenStreetMap element node/358238453

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