Peak · Maryland
Hearthstone Mountain
Hearthstone Mountain rises to 616 m in Maryland. Big Mountain stands 740 m to the north, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Sword Mountain, a peak 1.0 miles away. Historic National Road - Maryland passes 4.0 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Maryland, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31599527, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 616 m
How to reach it
Coordinates39.71198, -77.97267
- 4.0 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 5.7 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 8.6 mi off the Washington Heritage Trail, National
- 20.5 mi off the Antietam Campaign Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Devils Nose · 10 mi
- Sideling Hill Viewpoint · 16 mi
- Prospect Overlook · 16 mi
- Georgians Overlook · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Clear Spring Park: 4.5 mi
- Montgomery Township Park: 7.0 mi
- Mercersburg Lions Club: 8.4 mi
- John W Angle Veterans Memorial Park: 9.0 mi
- Spruce Pine Hollow Park: 9.0 mi
Historic sites: 59
- Sleepy Creek Post Office: 6.6 mi
- Fort Frederick: 7.2 mi
- March 17 1936 High Water Mark: 7.5 mi
- Doubleday Hill Monument: 11.1 mi
- Stumpy's Hollow Historical Monument: 11.6 mi
Peaks
- Sword Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Bullskin Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Cross Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Two Top Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Gillians Knob: 2.2 mi
Museums: 22
- CCC museum: 7.3 mi
- Hancock Museum: 11.2 mi
- Hagerstown Aviation Museum: 13.1 mi
- Hagerstown Roundhouse Museum: 13.6 mi
- Railroad Museum: 13.7 mi
Springs: 17
- Big Spring: 9.7 mi
- Reese Spring: 9.7 mi
- Tayamentasachta Spring: 14.2 mi
- Moss Spring: 14.7 mi
- Lord Fairfax Spring: 14.9 mi
Nature reserves: 14
- Conservation Easement East of Indian Springs Wildlife Management Area: 2.7 mi
- Boyd Mountain Pond Heritage Conservation Fund Site: 4.4 mi
- Sweeney, Carl and Rebecca Conservation: 8.9 mi
- Round Top Hill Heritage Conservation Fund Site: 14.0 mi
- State Game Lands Number 128: 15.0 mi
Attractions: 9
- Junior Officer's Quarters: 7.2 mi
- Captain's Quarters: 7.2 mi
- Hagerstown Cultural Trail: 14.0 mi
- Children's Village of Washington County: 16.4 mi
- Lock 40: 18.7 mi
Artworks: 5
- Saint Maria Goretti: 13.5 mi
- Morgan Arts Council: 14.7 mi
- 42 West: 21.1 mi
- Founding Father's Memorial Statue: 22.7 mi
- Penn State Mont Alto Nittany Lion Shrine: 24.5 mi
Rest areas: 4
- I-81 Southbound West Virginia Welcome Center: 10.9 mi
- Sideling Hill Rest Area Westbound: 16.4 mi
- Sideling Hill Rest Area Eastbound: 16.4 mi
- South Mountain Welcome Center: 23.3 mi
Cliffs: 3
- The Lockings: 6.0 mi
- Lovers Leap: 12.2 mi
- The Little Point: 19.0 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Jarrett Falls: 13.0 mi
- Old Dam Waterfall: 22.3 mi
Gardens: 2
- Four Square Garden: 18.4 mi
- 9-11 Memorial Garden: 24.5 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Sideling Hill Picnic Area: 23.1 mi
- Bear Valley Picnic Area: 24.6 mi
Beaches: 1
- Beach Front: 24.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.2 miles of Hearthstone Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Mountain | N 6° | 740 m | 16.5 mi |
| Fisher Point | NNW 338° | 701 m | 22.1 mi |
| Emmaville Mountain | NW 314° | 690 m | 18.4 mi |
| Cacapon 2 | SW 236° | 673 m | 21.7 mi |
| Cross Mountain | NW 318° | 627 m | 1.5 mi |
| Broad Mountain | NNE 23° | 623 m | 20.3 mi |
| The Lockings | WNW 294° | 618 m | 19.0 mi |
| Parnell Knob | NNE 22° | 614 m | 15.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:48 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 20:03 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:35 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 16:09 | 16:51 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 36 | 43 | 55 | 64 | 73 | 78 | 75 | 68 | 57 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 2.5 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hagerstown Rgnl AP, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 584918 — Hearthstone Mountain, Washington County, Maryland.
OpenStreetMap element node/358238977
Day trips start here
- Mercersburg · 9 mi
- Hancock · 11 mi
- Hedgesville · 11 mi
- Washington County · 12 mi
- Hagerstown · 14 mi
- Martinsburg · 18 mi
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