Gum Hill
Gum Hill rises to 684 m in Maryland. Mount Davis stands 979 m to the east-northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Umber Hill, a peak 2.2 miles away. Historic National Road - Pennsylvania passes 2.3 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Maryland, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31599476, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 684 m
How to reach it
- 2.3 mi off the Historic National Road - Pennsylvania, National
- 4.1 mi off the Mountain Maryland Byway
- 7.4 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 8.8 mi off the Laurel Highlands Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Deep Creek Lake · 13 mi
- Paradise Overlook · 13 mi
- Point Lookout · 15 mi
- Monroe Run Valley · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Umber Hill: 2.2 mi
- Summerfield Hill: 2.3 mi
- Emberson Hill: 2.3 mi
- Rush Hill: 2.9 mi
- Sickle Hill: 2.9 mi
- The Chateau Terrace: 8.5 mi
- Lafayette Square: 8.6 mi
- Wharton Township Recreational Park: 8.9 mi
- Izaac Walton Park, Uniontown Chapter: 9.2 mi
- Bruceton Mills Wildlife Management Area: 9.7 mi
- Fort Necessity: 10.5 mi
- Braddock's Grave: 11.7 mi
- Col. James McHenry of Baltimore: 12.7 mi
- Deep Creek Lake Garrett County: 14.8 mi
- Castleman’s River Bridge: 15.8 mi
- Flatrock: 10.0 mi
- Kentuck Knob Visitor's Center: 11.6 mi
- Mountain Coaster: 11.9 mi
- Old Cherry Glade Meetinghouse: 12.0 mi
- Wharton Furnace: 12.9 mi
- State Game Lands Number 265: 4.8 mi
- Elder Hill Fire Tower: 8.0 mi
- Weitzell-Bear Creek Conservation Easement: 8.6 mi
- State Game Lands Number 271: 9.9 mi
- Cranesville Swamp Preserve: 12.5 mi
- Fort Necessity Visitor Center: 10.3 mi
- Mt. Washington Tavern: 10.5 mi
- Speyer Gallery: 13.2 mi
- Grantsville Museum: 15.2 mi
- Springs Museum: 15.6 mi
- Cucumber Falls: 10.7 mi
- Ohiopyle Falls: 10.9 mi
- Sugar Run Falls: 13.4 mi
- Muddy Creek Falls: 14.9 mi
- Lower Swallow Falls: 15.2 mi
- Baughman Rock Overlook: 9.0 mi
- Shelter Rocks: 14.9 mi
- Jumonville Rocks: 15.4 mi
- Jumonville Glen: 15.5 mi
- White Rocks: 16.3 mi
- Blooming Rose: 4.1 mi
- Kendall: 5.9 mi
- Frankville: 21.2 mi
- Youghiogheny Overlook Welcome Center: 4.4 mi
- US-219 Cove Overlook Rest Area: 8.6 mi
- Watering Trough: 15.4 mi
- Metal Sculpture: 11.0 mi
- Blind Skier and Camper Art Installation: 11.4 mi
- Statue of Thomas Jefferson and Albert Gallatin: 19.8 mi
- Baughman Spring: 15.2 mi
- Cool Spring: 17.1 mi
- Paterson Spring: 20.4 mi
- Cucumber Run Picnic Area: 10.5 mi
- Tharp Knob Picnic Area: 11.2 mi
- The Chateau Gardens: 8.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.3 miles of Gum Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Davis | ENE 71° | 979 m | 14.8 mi |
| Baughman Rocks | ENE 70° | 961 m | 15.3 mi |
| Marsh Hill | SSE 162° | 948 m | 12.2 mi |
| Pine Swamp Knob | SSW 199° | 944 m | 11.6 mi |
| Fike Hill | SSW 198° | 943 m | 10.6 mi |
| Glade Mountain | ENE 68° | 936 m | 13.6 mi |
| Zehner Hill | E 90° | 914 m | 12.4 mi |
| Lewis Knob | S 187° | 905 m | 13.3 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 | 19:17 |
| 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, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 590396 — Gum Hill, Garrett County, Maryland.
OpenStreetMap element node/358241538
Day trips start here
- Ohiopyle · 11 mi
- McHenry · 12 mi
- Grantsville · 15 mi
- Uniontown · 20 mi
- Connellsville · 22 mi
- Kingwood · 22 mi
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