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Fairview Mountain

Fairview Mountain, a peak in Maryland
Fairview Mountain, a peak in MarylandNOAA Office for Coastal Management / The USDA-FSA Aerial Photography Field office (crediting while reuse is desired as Courtesy Attribution) · Public domain
Fairview Mountain, a peak in Maryland
NOAA Office for Coastal Management / The USDA-FSA Aerial Photography Field office (crediting while reuse is desired as Courtesy Attribution) · Public domain
Fairview Mountain, a peak in Maryland
NOAA Office for Coastal Management / The USDA-FSA Aerial Photography Field office (crediting while reuse is desired as Courtesy Attribution) · Public domain

Fairview Mountain rises to 505 m in Maryland. Big Mountain stands 740 m to the north, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Boyd Mountain Pond Heritage Conservation Fund Site, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. Historic National Road - Maryland passes 0.5 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Maryland, United States of America

Wikidata Q31599233, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
505 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.65593, -77.96917

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Historic sites
Attractions: 24
  • Junior Officer's Quarters: 3.6 mi
  • Captain's Quarters: 3.6 mi
  • Hagerstown Cultural Trail: 12.9 mi
  • Hagerstown Cultural Trail: 12.9 mi
  • Hagerstown Cultural Trail: 12.9 mi
Museums: 22
Nature reserves: 16
Springs: 16
  • Big Spring: 13.4 mi
  • Reese Spring: 13.5 mi
  • Lord Fairfax Spring: 14.0 mi
  • Tayamentasachta Spring: 15.7 mi
  • Moss Spring: 16.4 mi
Rest areas: 5
  • I-81 Southbound West Virginia Welcome Center: 8.1 mi
  • Sideling Hill Rest Area Eastbound: 17.1 mi
  • Sideling Hill Rest Area Westbound: 17.1 mi
  • South Mountain Welcome Center: 21.3 mi
  • South Mountain Welcome Center: 21.6 mi
Cliffs: 3
Artworks: 3
Waterfalls: 2
Gardens: 1
  • Four Square Garden: 15.6 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Dargan Bend: 23.5 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.4 miles of Fairview Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big MountainN 5°740 m20.4 mi
Emmaville MountainNW 321°690 m21.4 mi
Cacapon 2WSW 246°673 m20.0 mi
Cross MountainNNW 347°627 m5.2 mi
The LockingsWNW 304°618 m21.1 mi
Hearthstone MountainN 357°616 m3.9 mi
Parnell KnobNNE 17°614 m18.9 mi
Little MountainNNE 14°590 m20.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4819:24
June solstice05:4520:0320:44
September equinox07:0018:3519:11
December solstice07:3016:0916:52

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323442536371767467554436
Precip in2.82.63.73.64.23.54.13.04.23.33.03.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Martinsburg 2, 13 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358238732

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