Fox Hill
Fox Hill rises to 530 m in Maryland. Pinnacle stands 950 m to the southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Wolf Rock, a peak 0.9 miles away. Mountain Maryland Byway passes 3.1 miles off.
The story
mountain in Maryland, United States of America
Wikidata Q31599312, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 530 m
How to reach it
- 3.1 mi off the Mountain Maryland Byway
- 6.4 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 9.5 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 24.0 mi off the Historic National Road - Pennsylvania, National
Overlooks nearby
- Monroe Run Valley · 16 mi
- Warrior Mountain Overlook · 23 mi
- Banner's Overlook · 23 mi
- Deep Creek Lake · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Wolf Rock: 0.9 mi
- Dans Rock: 2.2 mi
- Fort Hill: 2.3 mi
- Fairview: 4.2 mi
- Jackson Mountain: 4.6 mi
- Rawlings Area Park: 1.6 mi
- Midland Area Park: 3.4 mi
- Bel Air Area Park: 3.4 mi
- Lonanconing Ballfield: 3.9 mi
- Furnace Park: 3.9 mi
- Fort Hill Heritage Conservation Fund Site: 1.9 mi
- Dan's Rock Fire Tower: 2.2 mi
- Gary A Yoder Fish Management Area: 5.4 mi
- McCoole Fish Management Area: 8.0 mi
- Miltenberger CREP Easement: 8.4 mi
- buisness lot: 6.3 mi
- First Toll Gate House: 6.7 mi
- Brownsville/Park Avenue Monument: 7.1 mi
- Steam Pump: 9.7 mi
- The Castle - built 1840: 10.0 mi
- Thrasher Carriage Museum: 7.3 mi
- Frostburg Museum: 7.4 mi
- Westernport Heritage Society Museum: 8.7 mi
- F. Brooke Whiting House & Museum: 9.8 mi
- Gordon-Roberts House museum: 10.1 mi
- eroded outcropping: 11.6 mi
- Potomac Eagle Scenic Railroad: 15.6 mi
- Spruce Forest Artisan Village: 16.0 mi
- Old Cherry Glade Meetinghouse: 19.2 mi
- Mountain Coaster: 24.2 mi
- St Johns rock scenic overlook: 8.6 mi
- Lovers Leap: 10.5 mi
- Hanging Rocks: 13.7 mi
- Shelter Rocks: 20.6 mi
- Art: 7.5 mi
- Blind Skier and Camper Art Installation: 22.8 mi
- Mountain View: 9.9 mi
- Ali Ghan Picnic Grounds: 12.7 mi
- River Beach: 15.7 mi
- Public River Access, Fishing: 16.3 mi
- Frankville: 14.3 mi
- Baughman Spring: 21.8 mi
- US-219 Cove Overlook Rest Area: 22.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.4 miles of Fox Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pinnacle | SW 218° | 950 m | 14.8 mi |
| Big Savage Mountain | W 267° | 913 m | 10.0 mi |
| High Rock | W 267° | 910 m | 10.0 mi |
| Sampson Rock | N 354° | 895 m | 10.9 mi |
| Saint John Rock | NNW 339° | 890 m | 8.7 mi |
| Dans Rock | NNE 16° | 883 m | 2.2 mi |
| Elbow Mountain | WNW 287° | 859 m | 8.5 mi |
| Little Savage Mountain | N 357° | 859 m | 12.4 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 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 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 | 26 | 29 | 36 | 48 | 57 | 65 | 69 | 68 | 62 | 51 | 40 | 31 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 5.2 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Frostburg 2, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 590237 — Fox Hill, Allegany County, Maryland.
OpenStreetMap element node/358241528
Day trips start here
- Grantsville · 17 mi
- McHenry · 24 mi
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