Contrary Knob
Contrary Knob rises to 787 m in Maryland. Wild Turkey Rock stands 984 m to the south-southwest, 6.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Fort Hill, a peak 0.7 miles away. Mountain Maryland Byway passes 0.7 miles off.
The story
mountain in Maryland, United States of America
Wikidata Q31599015, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 787 m
How to reach it
- 0.7 mi off the Mountain Maryland Byway
- 12.5 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 15.0 mi off the Historic National Road - Pennsylvania, National
- 15.5 mi off the Old Route 7 Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Monroe Run Valley · 4 mi
- Deep Creek Lake · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Fort Hill: 0.7 mi
- Monkey Lodge Hill: 1.2 mi
- Chestnut Knob: 2.3 mi
- Pine Hill: 2.3 mi
- Blossom Hill: 2.6 mi
- Pleasant Valley Recreation Center: 3.5 mi
- Thayer State Game Refuge: 5.1 mi
- North Branch Potomac State Fish Management Area: 7.4 mi
- Creekside Park: 9.6 mi
- New Germany Recreation Area: 9.6 mi
- Fulcher P. Smith Conservation Area: 5.1 mi
- New Germany State Park: 9.2 mi
- Fork Run Recreation Area: 9.6 mi
- Weitzell-Bear Creek Conservation Easement: 9.7 mi
- Elder Hill Fire Tower: 11.3 mi
- Deep Creek Lake Garrett County: 5.9 mi
- Col. James McHenry of Baltimore: 7.3 mi
- Piercie Paugh Homestead Site: 7.7 mi
- Cobbler Shop in 1859: 12.4 mi
- Beth's Garden: 12.4 mi
- Westernport Heritage Society Museum: 9.6 mi
- Garrett County Museum of Transportation: 12.4 mi
- Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Station: 12.4 mi
- Garrett County Historical Museum: 12.4 mi
- Grantsville Museum: 13.1 mi
- eroded outcropping: 5.2 mi
- Old Cherry Glade Meetinghouse: 7.0 mi
- Mountain Coaster: 8.1 mi
- Spruce Forest Artisan Village: 13.2 mi
- Pleasant Valley Dreamrides: 14.6 mi
- Lower Swallow Falls: 10.6 mi
- Muddy Creek Falls: 10.6 mi
- Upper Swallow Falls: 10.6 mi
- Tolliver Falls: 10.7 mi
- Frankville: 3.2 mi
- Kendall: 13.4 mi
- Blooming Rose: 15.3 mi
- Blind Skier and Camper Art Installation: 7.4 mi
- Art: 18.8 mi
- US-219 Cove Overlook Rest Area: 11.9 mi
- Youghiogheny Overlook Welcome Center: 14.0 mi
- St Johns rock scenic overlook: 17.2 mi
- Shelter Rocks: 18.0 mi
- Baughman Spring: 19.5 mi
- Mountain View: 22.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.2 miles of Contrary Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wild Turkey Rock | SSW 199° | 984 m | 6.2 mi |
| Eagle Rock | SSW 205° | 953 m | 7.6 mi |
| Marsh Hill | WNW 287° | 948 m | 8.3 mi |
| Roman Nose Mountain | WSW 250° | 916 m | 9.0 mi |
| Roman Nose Hill | W 268° | 915 m | 5.8 mi |
| Big Savage Mountain | ENE 72° | 913 m | 6.9 mi |
| High Rock | ENE 73° | 910 m | 6.9 mi |
| Meadow Mountain | N 9° | 904 m | 3.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:54 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 20:08 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:40 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:14 | 16:57 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 30 | 38 | 49 | 58 | 66 | 71 | 69 | 63 | 51 | 41 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Savage RVR DAM, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358241501
Day trips start here
- McHenry · 8 mi
- Grantsville · 13 mi
- Kingwood · 25 mi
- Ohiopyle · 29 mi
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