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Detmold Hill

Detmold Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Detmold Hill rises to 778 m in Maryland. Big Savage Mountain stands 913 m to the west-southwest, 5.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Lonaconing Historic District, a park 1.7 miles away. Mountain Maryland Byway passes 1.8 miles off.

The story

mountain in Maryland, United States of America

Wikidata Q31599067, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
778 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.58529, -79.00410

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Historic sites: 22
Museums: 22
  • Frostburg Museum: 6.4 mi
  • Thrasher Carriage Museum: 6.5 mi
  • Westernport Heritage Society Museum: 7.4 mi
  • Mount Savage Museum: 10.2 mi
  • Grantsville Museum: 11.2 mi
Attractions: 5
Cliffs: 4
Waterfalls: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Artworks: 2
  • Art: 6.7 mi
  • Blind Skier and Camper Art Installation: 17.7 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Rest areas: 2
Beaches: 2
  • Public River Access, Fishing: 20.9 mi
  • River Beach: 21.2 mi
Springs: 1
  • Baughman Spring: 17.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.0 miles of Detmold Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big Savage MountainWSW 240°913 m5.7 mi
High RockWSW 240°910 m5.7 mi
Meadow MountainW 265°904 m10.9 mi
Sampson RockNNE 25°895 m9.4 mi
Saint John RockNNE 19°890 m6.0 mi
Dans RockE 92°883 m5.7 mi
Elbow MountainW 273°859 m3.1 mi
Little Savage MountainNNE 24°859 m11.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:5319:28
June solstice05:4920:0720:48
September equinox07:0418:3919:15
December solstice07:3416:1316:56

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262936485765696862514031
Precip in3.43.04.04.05.24.63.73.64.23.22.93.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Frostburg 2, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358241509

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