High Rock
High Rock rises to 910 m in Maryland. Wild Turkey Rock stands 984 m to the southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Big Savage Mountain, a peak less than a tenth of a mile away. Mountain Maryland Byway passes 2.3 miles off.
The story
Mountain summit in Garrett County, Maryland.
Wikidata Q31599565, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 910 m
How to reach it
- 2.3 mi off the Mountain Maryland Byway
- 9.7 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 16.4 mi off the Historic National Road - Pennsylvania, National
- 18.6 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Monroe Run Valley · 6 mi
- Deep Creek Lake · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Barton Area Park: 4.4 mi
- Creekside Park: 4.7 mi
- North Branch Potomac State Fish Management Area: 5.5 mi
- New Germany Recreation Area: 6.1 mi
- Lonaconing Historic District: 6.4 mi
- Big Savage Mountain: 0.0 mi
- Rhodes Hill: 1.1 mi
- Buck Hill: 2.4 mi
- Phoenix Hill: 2.6 mi
- Caledonia Hill: 2.6 mi
- Piercie Paugh Homestead Site: 8.7 mi
- buisness lot: 10.4 mi
- Casselman’s Bridge: 10.8 mi
- Castleman’s River Bridge: 10.8 mi
- Brownsville/Park Avenue Monument: 11.6 mi
- New Germany State Park: 6.1 mi
- McCoole Fish Management Area: 8.5 mi
- Gary A Yoder Fish Management Area: 9.4 mi
- Fort Hill Heritage Conservation Fund Site: 10.9 mi
- Dan's Rock Fire Tower: 10.9 mi
- Westernport Heritage Society Museum: 5.0 mi
- Grantsville Museum: 11.0 mi
- Frostburg Museum: 11.9 mi
- Thrasher Carriage Museum: 12.0 mi
- Springs Museum: 13.3 mi
- eroded outcropping: 2.1 mi
- Old Cherry Glade Meetinghouse: 9.9 mi
- Spruce Forest Artisan Village: 10.8 mi
- Mountain Coaster: 14.2 mi
- Pleasant Valley Dreamrides: 20.7 mi
- St Johns rock scenic overlook: 11.0 mi
- Shelter Rocks: 16.2 mi
- Lovers Leap: 18.9 mi
- Hanging Rocks: 21.4 mi
- Muddy Creek Falls: 17.4 mi
- Lower Swallow Falls: 17.4 mi
- Upper Swallow Falls: 17.4 mi
- Tolliver Falls: 17.5 mi
- Frankville: 5.0 mi
- Kendall: 18.2 mi
- Blooming Rose: 19.8 mi
- Art: 12.2 mi
- Blind Skier and Camper Art Installation: 12.9 mi
- US-219 Cove Overlook Rest Area: 13.8 mi
- Youghiogheny Overlook Welcome Center: 17.5 mi
- Mountain View: 16.3 mi
- Ali Ghan Picnic Grounds: 21.6 mi
- Public River Access, Fishing: 22.2 mi
- River Beach: 24.3 mi
- Baughman Spring: 17.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.0 miles of High Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wild Turkey Rock | SW 227° | 984 m | 11.7 mi |
| Pinnacle | S 175° | 950 m | 11.2 mi |
| Big Savage Mountain | NNW 331° | 913 m | 0.0 mi |
| Meadow Mountain | WNW 287° | 904 m | 6.2 mi |
| Saint John Rock | NE 39° | 890 m | 11.0 mi |
| Dans Rock | ENE 76° | 883 m | 10.9 mi |
| Elbow Mountain | NNE 32° | 859 m | 3.5 mi |
| Salt Block Mountain | N 353° | 854 m | 8.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:53 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 20:07 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:40 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:14 | 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 | 28 | 30 | 38 | 49 | 58 | 66 | 71 | 69 | 63 | 51 | 41 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Savage RVR DAM, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358238998
Day trips start here
- Grantsville · 11 mi
- McHenry · 14 mi
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