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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.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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

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
Peaks
Nature reserves: 23
Historic sites: 16
  • Steam Pump: 4.1 mi
  • B'er Chayim Congregation: 4.6 mi
  • Masonry Overfall: 4.8 mi
  • National Road Monument: 4.8 mi
  • First Toll Gate House: 9.1 mi
Museums: 16
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 18.8 miles of Collier Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sampson RockWNW895 m14.4 mi
Saint John RockWNW890 m15.5 mi
Dans RockWSW883 m11.7 mi
Little Savage MountainWNW859 m14.7 mi
Wolf RockWSW832 m13.1 mi
FairviewWSW823 m16.9 mi
Gravel HillWNW819 m16.6 mi
Shocky HillWNW816 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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