Guards Hill
Guards Hill rises to 587 m in Maryland. Mount Davis stands 979 m to the east-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Polk Hill, a peak 1.8 miles away. Mountain Maryland Byway passes 1.9 miles off.
The story
mountain in Maryland, United States of America
Wikidata Q31599464, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 587 m
How to reach it
- 1.9 mi off the Mountain Maryland Byway
- 3.0 mi off the Historic National Road - Pennsylvania, National
- 4.2 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 11.7 mi off the Laurel Highlands Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Deep Creek Lake · 11 mi
- Monroe Run Valley · 13 mi
- Paradise Overlook · 14 mi
- Point Lookout · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Polk Hill: 1.8 mi
- Umber Hill: 1.8 mi
- Jacobs Hill: 2.9 mi
- Summerfield Hill: 3.0 mi
- Rush Hill: 3.3 mi
- Sang Run State Park: 9.8 mi
- The Chateau Terrace: 11.4 mi
- Lafayette Square: 11.4 mi
- Grantsville Town Park: 11.9 mi
- Wharton Township Recreational Park: 11.9 mi
- Col. James McHenry of Baltimore: 11.3 mi
- Castleman’s River Bridge: 12.4 mi
- Casselman’s Bridge: 12.5 mi
- Castleman’s River Bridge: 12.5 mi
- Deep Creek Lake Garrett County: 13.3 mi
- Grantsville Museum: 11.8 mi
- Springs Museum: 12.4 mi
- Fort Necessity Visitor Center: 13.2 mi
- Mt. Washington Tavern: 13.4 mi
- Speyer Gallery: 14.4 mi
- Weitzell-Bear Creek Conservation Easement: 6.7 mi
- Elder Hill Fire Tower: 7.2 mi
- State Game Lands Number 271: 7.3 mi
- State Game Lands Number 265: 7.4 mi
- Mount Davis Natural Area: 12.2 mi
- Old Cherry Glade Meetinghouse: 9.2 mi
- Mountain Coaster: 10.7 mi
- Flatrock: 11.7 mi
- Spruce Forest Artisan Village: 12.6 mi
- Kentuck Knob Visitor's Center: 13.7 mi
- Cucumber Falls: 12.6 mi
- Ohiopyle Falls: 12.6 mi
- Muddy Creek Falls: 14.5 mi
- Lower Swallow Falls: 14.7 mi
- Upper Swallow Falls: 14.8 mi
- Baughman Rock Overlook: 10.7 mi
- Shelter Rocks: 12.0 mi
- Jumonville Rocks: 18.2 mi
- Jumonville Glen: 18.2 mi
- Cabin Rocks: 19.5 mi
- Blind Skier and Camper Art Installation: 9.6 mi
- Metal Sculpture: 14.2 mi
- Statue of Thomas Jefferson and Albert Gallatin: 22.7 mi
- Art: 24.5 mi
- Youghiogheny Overlook Welcome Center: 2.2 mi
- US-219 Cove Overlook Rest Area: 5.3 mi
- Watering Trough: 18.3 mi
- Blooming Rose: 4.8 mi
- Kendall: 5.6 mi
- Frankville: 18.6 mi
- Baughman Spring: 12.5 mi
- Cool Spring: 19.9 mi
- Paterson Spring: 19.9 mi
- Cucumber Run Picnic Area: 12.6 mi
- Tharp Knob Picnic Area: 13.1 mi
- The Chateau Gardens: 11.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.6 miles of Guards Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Davis | ENE 63° | 979 m | 12.0 mi |
| Baughman Rocks | ENE 62° | 961 m | 12.5 mi |
| Marsh Hill | S 178° | 948 m | 11.0 mi |
| Pine Swamp Knob | SW 215° | 944 m | 12.6 mi |
| Fike Hill | SW 215° | 943 m | 11.6 mi |
| Glade Mountain | ENE 59° | 936 m | 10.9 mi |
| Zehner Hill | E 87° | 914 m | 9.2 mi |
| Lewis Knob | SSW 201° | 905 m | 13.6 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 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:41 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:14 | 16:57 |
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, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358241537
Day trips start here
- McHenry · 10 mi
- Grantsville · 12 mi
- Ohiopyle · 13 mi
- Kingwood · 23 mi
- Uniontown · 23 mi
- Connellsville · 24 mi
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