Fort Hill
Fort Hill rises to 601 m in Pennsylvania. Mount Davis stands 979 m to the east-southeast, 6.0 miles off. The nearest named place is State Game Lands Number 271, a nature reserve 3.4 miles away. Historic National Road - Pennsylvania passes 5.8 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49030064, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 601 m
How to reach it
- 5.8 mi off the Historic National Road - Pennsylvania, National
- 6.9 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 8.3 mi off the Mountain Maryland Byway
- 10.5 mi off the Laurel Highlands Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Paradise Overlook · 12 mi
- Monroe Run Valley · 18 mi
- Deep Creek Lake · 19 mi
- Point Lookout · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Glade Mountain: 4.6 mi
- Mount Davis: 6.0 mi
- Baughman Rocks: 6.1 mi
- Christner Hill: 6.4 mi
- Packhorse Mountain: 6.4 mi
- Grantsville Town Park: 10.7 mi
- Laural Ridge State Park: 10.8 mi
- Casselman River Bridge State Park: 11.2 mi
- Northern Garett Industrial park: 11.3 mi
- Laurel Hill Park: 11.4 mi
- Castleman’s River Bridge: 11.2 mi
- Casselman’s Bridge: 11.2 mi
- Salisbury Elk-Lick Veterans Memorial: 11.5 mi
- CCC Monument: 12.0 mi
- Mt. Hope School: 16.3 mi
- Springs Museum: 9.3 mi
- Grantsville Museum: 10.8 mi
- Speyer Gallery: 11.5 mi
- Laurel Hill Visitor Center: 12.0 mi
- Meyersdale Area Historical Society: 13.8 mi
- State Game Lands Number 271: 3.4 mi
- Mount Davis Natural Area: 6.4 mi
- State Game Lands Number 265: 11.3 mi
- State Game Lands Number 231: 14.0 mi
- Weitzell-Bear Creek Conservation Easement: 14.7 mi
- Shelter Rocks: 6.8 mi
- Baughman Rock Overlook: 10.4 mi
- Jumonville Glen: 19.5 mi
- Jumonville Rocks: 19.5 mi
- St Johns rock scenic overlook: 19.8 mi
- Laurel Ridge State Park XC Skiing Concession Building: 10.3 mi
- Spruce Forest Artisan Village: 11.3 mi
- Flatrock: 11.3 mi
- Fallingwater: 11.6 mi
- Kentuck Knob Visitor's Center: 13.4 mi
- Cole Run Falls: 10.5 mi
- Ohiopyle Falls: 11.9 mi
- Cucumber Falls: 12.2 mi
- Sugar Run Falls: 12.6 mi
- Muddy Creek Falls: 23.2 mi
- Birdhouse: 16.8 mi
- Blind Skier and Camper Art Installation: 17.4 mi
- Metal Sculpture: 18.2 mi
- Art: 22.1 mi
- Statue of Thomas Jefferson and Albert Gallatin: 24.3 mi
- Baughman Spring: 6.1 mi
- Paterson Spring: 11.6 mi
- Kooser Spring: 17.3 mi
- Cool Spring: 20.7 mi
- US-219 Cove Overlook Rest Area: 9.8 mi
- Youghiogheny Overlook Welcome Center: 11.1 mi
- Watering Trough: 20.4 mi
- Tharp Knob Picnic Area: 12.5 mi
- Cucumber Run Picnic Area: 12.6 mi
- Mountain View: 24.5 mi
- Blooming Rose: 14.1 mi
- Kendall: 14.9 mi
- Frankville: 23.3 mi
- The Chateau Gardens: 14.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.9 miles of Fort Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Davis | ESE 114° | 979 m | 6.0 mi |
| Baughman Rocks | ESE 108° | 961 m | 6.1 mi |
| Glade Mountain | ESE 117° | 936 m | 4.6 mi |
| 2768 feet | N 2° | 923 m | 15.3 mi |
| Zehner Hill | SSE 151° | 914 m | 8.2 mi |
| Ringer Hill | SE 142° | 903 m | 7.2 mi |
| Maust Hill | SE 146° | 901 m | 7.6 mi |
| Vought Rock | E 93° | 898 m | 6.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:54 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 20:09 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:40 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 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 | 50 | 60 | 68 | 72 | 70 | 64 | 52 | 41 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Confluence 1 SW DAM, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1175008 — Fort Hill, Somerset County, Pennsylvania.
OpenStreetMap element node/357286118
Day trips start here
- Grantsville · 11 mi
- Ohiopyle · 12 mi
- Somerset · 17 mi
- McHenry · 19 mi
- Connellsville · 21 mi
- Donegal · 21 mi
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