Fort Hill
Fort Hill rises to 499 m in Maryland. Pinnacle stands 950 m to the southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Fort Hill Heritage Conservation Fund Site, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away. Mountain Maryland Byway passes 5.1 miles off.
The story
Mountain in United States of America; GeoNames ID = 4355323.
Wikidata Q31599287, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 499 m
How to reach it
- 5.1 mi off the Mountain Maryland Byway
- 8.6 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 10.0 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 23.7 mi off the Washington Heritage Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Monroe Run Valley · 17 mi
- Warrior Mountain Overlook · 23 mi
- Banner's Overlook · 23 mi
- Deep Creek Lake · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Rawlings Area Park: 1.5 mi
- Bel Air Area Park: 4.9 mi
- Lonanconing Ballfield: 5.3 mi
- Furnace Park: 5.3 mi
- Lonaconing Historic District: 5.4 mi
- Fox Hill: 2.3 mi
- Wolf Rock: 3.1 mi
- Martins Hill: 3.2 mi
- Fairview: 3.5 mi
- Horseshoe Mountain: 3.9 mi
- Fort Hill Heritage Conservation Fund Site: 0.7 mi
- Gary A Yoder Fish Management Area: 3.5 mi
- Dan's Rock Fire Tower: 4.4 mi
- McCoole Fish Management Area: 6.5 mi
- Miltenberger CREP Easement: 9.3 mi
- buisness lot: 8.6 mi
- First Toll Gate House: 8.7 mi
- Brownsville/Park Avenue Monument: 9.3 mi
- Steam Pump: 10.0 mi
- Masonry Overfall: 11.6 mi
- Westernport Heritage Society Museum: 8.0 mi
- Thrasher Carriage Museum: 9.6 mi
- Frostburg Museum: 9.6 mi
- F. Brooke Whiting House & Museum: 11.3 mi
- Gordon-Roberts House museum: 11.6 mi
- eroded outcropping: 11.7 mi
- Potomac Eagle Scenic Railroad: 13.5 mi
- Spruce Forest Artisan Village: 17.7 mi
- Old Cherry Glade Meetinghouse: 20.1 mi
- Mountain Coaster: 24.6 mi
- St Johns rock scenic overlook: 10.8 mi
- Hanging Rocks: 11.9 mi
- Lovers Leap: 12.2 mi
- Shelter Rocks: 22.6 mi
- Art: 9.7 mi
- Blind Skier and Camper Art Installation: 23.4 mi
- Mountain View: 12.0 mi
- Ali Ghan Picnic Grounds: 14.1 mi
- Public River Access, Fishing: 14.1 mi
- River Beach: 14.2 mi
- Frankville: 14.1 mi
- US-219 Cove Overlook Rest Area: 23.2 mi
- Baughman Spring: 23.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.2 miles of Fort Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pinnacle | SW 225° | 950 m | 13.3 mi |
| Big Savage Mountain | W 280° | 913 m | 10.5 mi |
| High Rock | W 280° | 910 m | 10.5 mi |
| Sampson Rock | N 354° | 895 m | 13.2 mi |
| Saint John Rock | NNW 342° | 890 m | 10.9 mi |
| Dans Rock | N 4° | 883 m | 4.4 mi |
| Elbow Mountain | WNW 300° | 859 m | 9.7 mi |
| Little Savage Mountain | N 356° | 859 m | 14.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:52 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 20:07 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:39 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:13 | 16:56 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 33 | 41 | 52 | 61 | 70 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Keyser 2 SSW, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 590225 — Fort Hill, Allegany County, Maryland.
OpenStreetMap element node/358241527
Day trips start here
- Grantsville · 18 mi
- McHenry · 24 mi
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