Gap Hill
Gap Hill rises to 844 m in Maryland. Wild Turkey Rock stands 984 m to the southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Bishop Hill, a peak 0.9 miles away. Mountain Maryland Byway passes 1.7 miles off.
The story
mountain in Maryland, United States of America
Wikidata Q31599363, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 844 m
How to reach it
- 1.7 mi off the Mountain Maryland Byway
- 11.1 mi off the Old Route 7 Byway
- 11.4 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 11.2 mi off the Historic National Road - Pennsylvania, National
Overlooks nearby
- Deep Creek Lake · 4 mi
- Monroe Run Valley · 11 mi
- Paradise Overlook · 23 mi
- Point Lookout · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bishop Hill: 0.9 mi
- Ginseng Hill: 1.4 mi
- River Hill: 1.8 mi
- Elder Hill: 1.9 mi
- Upper Ford Hill: 2.0 mi
- Sang Run State Park: 1.1 mi
- Thayer State Game Refuge: 6.0 mi
- Pleasant Valley Recreation Center: 9.5 mi
- Broadford Recreation Area: 11.2 mi
- Arboretum: 11.3 mi
- Col. James McHenry of Baltimore: 3.8 mi
- Deep Creek Lake Garrett County: 5.9 mi
- Beth's Garden: 11.8 mi
- Cobbler Shop in 1859: 11.9 mi
- Castleman’s River Bridge: 16.2 mi
- Mountain Coaster: 3.0 mi
- Old Cherry Glade Meetinghouse: 8.1 mi
- Pleasant Valley Dreamrides: 15.6 mi
- eroded outcropping: 15.8 mi
- Spruce Forest Artisan Village: 16.3 mi
- Elder Hill Fire Tower: 1.9 mi
- Fork Run Recreation Area: 3.5 mi
- Weitzell-Bear Creek Conservation Easement: 4.1 mi
- Cranesville Swamp Preserve: 4.8 mi
- Fulcher P. Smith Conservation Area: 6.2 mi
- Garrett County Museum of Transportation: 11.7 mi
- Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Station: 11.7 mi
- Garrett County Historical Museum: 11.8 mi
- Grantsville Museum: 15.7 mi
- Springs Museum: 17.5 mi
- Muddy Creek Falls: 5.4 mi
- Lower Swallow Falls: 5.7 mi
- Upper Swallow Falls: 5.8 mi
- Tolliver Falls: 5.9 mi
- Matador Falls: 18.7 mi
- Shelter Rocks: 18.4 mi
- Baughman Rock Overlook: 18.6 mi
- White Rocks: 23.6 mi
- Jumonville Rocks: 24.0 mi
- Jumonville Glen: 24.1 mi
- Kendall: 3.7 mi
- Blooming Rose: 5.6 mi
- Frankville: 14.2 mi
- Youghiogheny Overlook Welcome Center: 7.0 mi
- US-219 Cove Overlook Rest Area: 9.5 mi
- Watering Trough: 23.6 mi
- Blind Skier and Camper Art Installation: 3.9 mi
- Metal Sculpture: 18.6 mi
- Cucumber Run Picnic Area: 20.0 mi
- Tharp Knob Picnic Area: 20.8 mi
- The Chateau Gardens: 17.3 mi
- Baughman Spring: 19.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.4 miles of Gap Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wild Turkey Rock | SE 142° | 984 m | 13.2 mi |
| Gregg Knob | SW 231° | 960 m | 8.6 mi |
| Eagle Rock | SSE 149° | 953 m | 13.4 mi |
| Marsh Hill | SE 135° | 948 m | 3.0 mi |
| Snaggy Mountain | SSW 213° | 946 m | 7.7 mi |
| Pine Swamp Knob | WSW 255° | 944 m | 5.7 mi |
| Fike Hill | W 263° | 943 m | 5.0 mi |
| Roman Nose Mountain | SSE 168° | 916 m | 7.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:54 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 20:09 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:41 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:15 | 16:58 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 28 | 36 | 47 | 56 | 63 | 68 | 66 | 60 | 50 | 39 | 30 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sines Deep Creek, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 590276 — Gap Hill, Garrett County, Maryland.
OpenStreetMap element node/358241532
Day trips start here
- McHenry · 3 mi
- Grantsville · 16 mi
- Kingwood · 17 mi
- Ohiopyle · 21 mi
- Uniontown · 28 mi
- Morgantown · 29 mi
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