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Jenkins Hill

Jenkins Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Jenkins Hill rises to 824 m in Maryland. Zehner Hill stands 914 m to the north-northwest, 9.2 miles off. The nearest named place is New Germany State Park, a nature reserve 2.4 miles away. Mountain Maryland Byway passes 1.7 miles off.

The story

mountain in Maryland, United States of America

Wikidata Q31599704, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
824 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.59389, -79.13798

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Nature reserves: 20
Historic sites: 19
Museums: 16
  • Grantsville Museum: 7.2 mi
  • Westernport Heritage Society Museum: 9.1 mi
  • Springs Museum: 9.6 mi
  • Frostburg Museum: 12.0 mi
  • Thrasher Carriage Museum: 12.2 mi
Attractions: 5
  • eroded outcropping: 5.2 mi
  • Old Cherry Glade Meetinghouse: 6.7 mi
  • Spruce Forest Artisan Village: 7.1 mi
  • Mountain Coaster: 12.2 mi
  • Pleasant Valley Dreamrides: 21.6 mi
Cliffs: 4
Waterfalls: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 2
Artworks: 2
  • Blind Skier and Camper Art Installation: 10.6 mi
  • Art: 12.4 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Springs: 1
  • Baughman Spring: 14.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.2 miles of Jenkins Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Zehner HillNNW 337°914 m9.2 mi
Big Savage MountainSSE 147°913 m4.1 mi
High RockSSE 147°910 m4.1 mi
Meadow MountainWSW 246°904 m4.1 mi
Ringer HillNNW 342°903 m10.4 mi
Maust HillNNW 341°901 m9.9 mi
George HillW 278°897 m9.0 mi
Callis HillW 271°891 m9.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5319:29
June solstice05:5020:0820:48
September equinox07:0518:4019:15
December solstice07:3416:1416:56

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, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358241549

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