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Jackson Mountain

Jackson Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Jackson Mountain rises to 658 m in Maryland. Pinnacle stands 950 m to the south-southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Barton Area Park, a park 1.1 miles away. Mountain Maryland Byway passes 0.5 miles off.

The story

mountain in Maryland, United States of America

Wikidata Q31599692, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
658 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.53776, -78.99372

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Historic sites: 22
Museums: 21
  • Westernport Heritage Society Museum: 4.6 mi
  • Frostburg Museum: 9.0 mi
  • Thrasher Carriage Museum: 9.0 mi
  • Mount Savage Museum: 12.6 mi
  • F. Brooke Whiting House & Museum: 13.9 mi
Attractions: 5
Cliffs: 4
Waterfalls: 4
Artworks: 2
  • Art: 9.2 mi
  • Blind Skier and Camper Art Installation: 18.4 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 2
Beaches: 2
  • Public River Access, Fishing: 18.0 mi
  • River Beach: 19.1 mi
Rest areas: 2
Springs: 1
  • Baughman Spring: 20.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.9 miles of Jackson Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
PinnacleSSW 203°950 m11.7 mi
Big Savage MountainW 275°913 m5.5 mi
High RockW 275°910 m5.5 mi
Meadow MountainW 281°904 m11.6 mi
Sampson RockNNE 16°895 m12.3 mi
Saint John RockN 9°890 m9.1 mi
Dans RockENE 59°883 m6.0 mi
Elbow MountainNW 314°859 m5.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:5319:28
June solstice05:5020:0720:47
September equinox07:0418:3919:15
December solstice07:3416:1316:56

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283038495866716963514133
Precip in3.02.63.33.74.64.64.13.53.82.92.42.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Savage RVR DAM, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358241547

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