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Horse Rock Hill

Horse Rock Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Horse Rock Hill rises to 526 m in Maryland. Wild Turkey Rock stands 984 m to the west-southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Creekside Park, a park 1.1 miles away. Mountain Maryland Byway passes 1.1 miles off.

The story

mountain in the United States of America

Wikidata Q31599627, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
526 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.48407, -79.02506

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Historic sites: 23
Museums: 21
  • Westernport Heritage Society Museum: 1.1 mi
  • Frostburg Museum: 13.0 mi
  • Thrasher Carriage Museum: 13.1 mi
  • Grantsville Museum: 16.3 mi
  • Mount Savage Museum: 16.7 mi
Attractions: 6
Cliffs: 4
Waterfalls: 4
Ghost towns: 2
Artworks: 2
  • Art: 13.3 mi
  • Blind Skier and Camper Art Installation: 17.7 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Public River Access, Fishing: 16.6 mi
  • River Beach: 19.4 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Rest areas: 2
Springs: 1
  • Baughman Spring: 22.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.4 miles of Horse Rock Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wild Turkey RockWSW 253°984 m13.0 mi
Black RockSSW 205°963 m10.8 mi
Eagle RockWSW 250°953 m14.4 mi
PinnacleSSW 202°950 m7.6 mi
Big Savage MountainNW 318°913 m5.7 mi
High RockNW 318°910 m5.6 mi
Meadow MountainWNW 301°904 m11.4 mi
Saint John RockNNE 13°890 m13.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5319:28
June solstice05:5020:0720:47
September equinox07:0418:4019:15
December solstice07:3416:1416:56

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303341526170757366544334
Precip in2.82.63.83.94.54.33.83.23.63.12.73.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Keyser 2 SSW, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 590504 — Horse Rock Hill, Allegany County, Maryland.

OpenStreetMap element node/358241544

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