Elbow Mountain
Elbow Mountain rises to 859 m in Maryland. Zehner Hill stands 914 m to the northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is The Elbow, a peak 0.7 miles away. Mountain Maryland Byway passes 4.2 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Maryland, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31599157, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 859 m
How to reach it
- 4.2 mi off the Mountain Maryland Byway
- 6.6 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 15.7 mi off the Historic National Road - Pennsylvania, National
- 16.0 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Monroe Run Valley · 8 mi
- Deep Creek Lake · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Barton Area Park: 4.4 mi
- New Germany Recreation Area: 4.4 mi
- Lonaconing Historic District: 4.5 mi
- Furnace Park: 4.6 mi
- Lonanconing Ballfield: 4.6 mi
- The Elbow: 0.7 mi
- Bear Hill: 1.3 mi
- Pickell Hill: 2.8 mi
- Turkey Lodge Hill: 3.0 mi
- Detmold Hill: 3.1 mi
- Westernport Heritage Society Museum: 7.3 mi
- Frostburg Museum: 8.6 mi
- Thrasher Carriage Museum: 8.7 mi
- Grantsville Museum: 9.1 mi
- Springs Museum: 11.0 mi
- New Germany State Park: 4.6 mi
- Dan's Rock Fire Tower: 8.7 mi
- Fort Hill Heritage Conservation Fund Site: 9.9 mi
- Gary A Yoder Fish Management Area: 9.9 mi
- McCoole Fish Management Area: 10.1 mi
- buisness lot: 7.2 mi
- Brownsville/Park Avenue Monument: 8.3 mi
- Castleman’s River Bridge: 8.7 mi
- Casselman’s Bridge: 8.7 mi
- Salisbury Elk-Lick Veterans Memorial: 11.5 mi
- eroded outcropping: 5.7 mi
- Spruce Forest Artisan Village: 8.6 mi
- Old Cherry Glade Meetinghouse: 10.7 mi
- Mountain Coaster: 16.2 mi
- Potomac Eagle Scenic Railroad: 22.8 mi
- St Johns rock scenic overlook: 7.5 mi
- Shelter Rocks: 14.0 mi
- Lovers Leap: 16.0 mi
- Hanging Rocks: 21.4 mi
- Muddy Creek Falls: 19.9 mi
- Lower Swallow Falls: 19.9 mi
- Upper Swallow Falls: 20.0 mi
- Tolliver Falls: 20.1 mi
- Frankville: 8.5 mi
- Kendall: 19.2 mi
- Blooming Rose: 20.7 mi
- Art: 8.9 mi
- Blind Skier and Camper Art Installation: 14.6 mi
- Mountain View: 13.1 mi
- Ali Ghan Picnic Grounds: 18.8 mi
- US-219 Cove Overlook Rest Area: 13.5 mi
- Youghiogheny Overlook Welcome Center: 17.8 mi
- Public River Access, Fishing: 22.9 mi
- River Beach: 23.9 mi
- Baughman Spring: 15.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.7 miles of Elbow Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zehner Hill | NW 319° | 914 m | 11.7 mi |
| Big Savage Mountain | SSW 212° | 913 m | 3.5 mi |
| High Rock | SSW 212° | 910 m | 3.5 mi |
| Meadow Mountain | W 261° | 904 m | 7.9 mi |
| Sampson Rock | NE 40° | 895 m | 10.9 mi |
| Saint John Rock | NE 42° | 890 m | 7.5 mi |
| Dans Rock | E 93° | 883 m | 8.7 mi |
| Salt Block Mountain | NNW 333° | 854 m | 6.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:53 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 20:07 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:40 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:13 | 16:56 |
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, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 590146 — Elbow Mountain, Garrett County, Maryland.
OpenStreetMap element node/358241514
Day trips start here
- Grantsville · 9 mi
- McHenry · 16 mi
- Somerset · 29 mi
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