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Fort Hill

Fort Hill, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates39.82063, -79.28031

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • 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
Historic sites: 18
Museums: 14
  • 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
Cliffs: 10
Attractions: 9
Waterfalls: 8
Artworks: 5
  • 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
Springs: 4
  • Baughman Spring: 6.1 mi
  • Paterson Spring: 11.6 mi
  • Kooser Spring: 17.3 mi
  • Cool Spring: 20.7 mi
Rest areas: 3
Picnic sites: 3
  • Tharp Knob Picnic Area: 12.5 mi
  • Cucumber Run Picnic Area: 12.6 mi
  • Mountain View: 24.5 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Gardens: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DavisESE 114°979 m6.0 mi
Baughman RocksESE 108°961 m6.1 mi
Glade MountainESE 117°936 m4.6 mi
2768 feetN 2°923 m15.3 mi
Zehner HillSSE 151°914 m8.2 mi
Ringer HillSE 142°903 m7.2 mi
Maust HillSE 146°901 m7.6 mi
Vought RockE 93°898 m6.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2218:5419:29
June solstice05:5020:0920:50
September equinox07:0518:4019:16
December solstice07:3616:1316:56

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283038506068727064524133
Precip in3.63.43.94.04.94.94.54.04.03.43.13.5

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

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