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Hunsrick Summit

Hunsrick Summit, seen from above at true elevation

Hunsrick Summit rises to 690 m in Pennsylvania. Mount Davis stands 979 m to the west, 7.6 miles off. The nearest named place is State Game Lands Number 231, a nature reserve 1.3 miles away. Historic National Road - Maryland passes 6.7 miles off.

The story

mountain in Pennsylvania, United States of America

Wikidata Q49038010, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
690 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.78397, -79.03280

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Historic sites: 26
Museums: 16
  • Meyersdale Area Historical Society: 2.3 mi
  • Springs Museum: 7.0 mi
  • Grantsville Museum: 8.9 mi
  • Mount Savage Museum: 9.9 mi
  • Heritage Haus: 10.3 mi
Attractions: 7
  • Spruce Forest Artisan Village: 8.4 mi
  • Old Cherry Glade Meetinghouse: 17.1 mi
  • eroded outcropping: 18.8 mi
  • Laurel Ridge State Park XC Skiing Concession Building: 21.3 mi
  • Mountain Coaster: 23.6 mi
Cliffs: 5
Springs: 3
  • Baughman Spring: 7.4 mi
  • Paterson Spring: 19.7 mi
  • Kooser Spring: 23.1 mi
Artworks: 3
  • Art: 10.5 mi
  • Birdhouse: 15.7 mi
  • Blind Skier and Camper Art Installation: 21.7 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Picnic sites: 2
Rest areas: 2
Waterfalls: 1
  • Cole Run Falls: 18.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.9 miles of Hunsrick Summit. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DavisW 271°979 m7.6 mi
Baughman RocksW 275°961 m7.3 mi
Glade MountainW 273°936 m9.0 mi
Zehner HillWSW 243°914 m10.3 mi
Big Savage MountainSSW 192°913 m16.9 mi
High RockSSW 192°910 m16.9 mi
Ringer HillWSW 250°903 m9.3 mi
Maust HillWSW 247°901 m9.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5319:28
June solstice05:4920:0820:48
September equinox07:0418:3919:15
December solstice07:3516:1316:55

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262735465664686660493930
Precip in3.02.73.73.54.34.34.13.73.63.02.73.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Meyersdale 2 SSW, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357292051

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