Horse Rock Hill
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
- 1.1 mi off the Mountain Maryland Byway
- 13.0 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 16.9 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 22.0 mi off the Historic National Road - Pennsylvania, National
Overlooks nearby
- Monroe Run Valley · 11 mi
- Deep Creek Lake · 18 mi
- Warrior Mountain Overlook · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Creekside Park: 1.1 mi
- West End Playground: 3.5 mi
- Barton Area Park: 3.7 mi
- North Branch Potomac State Fish Management Area: 4.0 mi
- North End Playground: 4.1 mi
- Hampshire Hill: 1.1 mi
- Franklin Hill: 2.1 mi
- Potomac Hill: 2.4 mi
- Pond Hill: 2.7 mi
- Barton Hill: 3.0 mi
- Piercie Paugh Homestead Site: 7.4 mi
- buisness lot: 11.5 mi
- Brownsville/Park Avenue Monument: 12.7 mi
- First Toll Gate House: 14.1 mi
- Castleman’s River Bridge: 16.0 mi
- 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
- McCoole Fish Management Area: 2.8 mi
- Gary A Yoder Fish Management Area: 4.4 mi
- Fort Hill Heritage Conservation Fund Site: 7.6 mi
- Dan's Rock Fire Tower: 9.6 mi
- New Germany State Park: 11.4 mi
- eroded outcropping: 5.7 mi
- Old Cherry Glade Meetinghouse: 15.3 mi
- Spruce Forest Artisan Village: 15.9 mi
- Potomac Eagle Scenic Railroad: 16.9 mi
- Mountain Coaster: 18.6 mi
- St Johns rock scenic overlook: 13.0 mi
- Hanging Rocks: 16.2 mi
- Lovers Leap: 18.2 mi
- Shelter Rocks: 21.4 mi
- Lower Swallow Falls: 20.9 mi
- Upper Swallow Falls: 20.9 mi
- Muddy Creek Falls: 21.0 mi
- Tolliver Falls: 21.0 mi
- Frankville: 7.5 mi
- Kendall: 23.3 mi
- Art: 13.3 mi
- Blind Skier and Camper Art Installation: 17.7 mi
- Public River Access, Fishing: 16.6 mi
- River Beach: 19.4 mi
- Mountain View: 16.8 mi
- Ali Ghan Picnic Grounds: 20.5 mi
- US-219 Cove Overlook Rest Area: 19.4 mi
- Youghiogheny Overlook Welcome Center: 23.0 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wild Turkey Rock | WSW 253° | 984 m | 13.0 mi |
| Black Rock | SSW 205° | 963 m | 10.8 mi |
| Eagle Rock | WSW 250° | 953 m | 14.4 mi |
| Pinnacle | SSW 202° | 950 m | 7.6 mi |
| Big Savage Mountain | NW 318° | 913 m | 5.7 mi |
| High Rock | NW 318° | 910 m | 5.6 mi |
| Meadow Mountain | WNW 301° | 904 m | 11.4 mi |
| Saint John Rock | NNE 13° | 890 m | 13.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:53 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 20:07 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:40 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:14 | 16:56 |
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 | 30 | 33 | 41 | 52 | 61 | 70 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 3.0 |
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
Day trips start here
- Grantsville · 16 mi
- McHenry · 18 mi
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