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Martin Hill

Martin Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Martin Hill rises to 808 m in Pennsylvania. Sampson Rock stands 895 m to the west-southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Blankley Picnic Area, a picnic site 1.3 miles away. Historic National Road - Maryland passes 9.4 miles off.

About

The story

Martin Hill is a mountain ridge which connects Tussey Mountain to its east and Evitts Mountain to its west. Martin Hill is located in the Martin Hill Wild Area, which is a part of the Buchanan State Forest, in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, United States. The summit of Martin Hill is one of the few in the Commonwealth which is void of any towers or transmitters; such equipment is located instead on a lesser nearby summit in the same mountain complex. Martin Hill is the second highest in Pennsylvania's Ridge and Valley Appalachians, the highest being Wills Mountain to its west at 2,780 ft (850 m).

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Wikidata Q6775680, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
808 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.84036, -78.54613

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Glendale Area Park: 9.3 mi
  • Sports Park: 12.2 mi
  • Memorial Park: 12.3 mi
  • The Greens: 12.4 mi
  • The Square: 12.4 mi
Historic sites: 27
  • Fort Bedford Museum: 12.6 mi
  • Pennsylvania Railroad bridge ruins: 12.9 mi
  • Pennsylvania Railroad bridge ruins: 12.9 mi
  • Lime kiln: 13.9 mi
  • Everett Area Honor Roll: 15.4 mi
Nature reserves: 20
Museums: 19
Springs: 10
  • Dawson Spring: 8.0 mi
  • White Sulphur Springs: 9.1 mi
  • Black Spring: 9.9 mi
  • Crystal Spring: 10.7 mi
  • Indian Springs: 11.0 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • Blankley Picnic Area: 1.3 mi
  • Sweet Root Picnic Area: 2.5 mi
  • Ali Ghan Picnic Grounds: 15.1 mi
  • Mountain View: 19.4 mi
  • Sideling Hill Picnic Area: 24.1 mi
Artworks: 3
  • The Igloo: 15.3 mi
  • Morgan Arts Council: 22.5 mi
  • Art: 23.6 mi
Cliffs: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • Sideling Hill Rest Area Westbound: 16.4 mi
  • Sideling Hill Rest Area Eastbound: 16.5 mi
Attractions: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.2 miles of Martin Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sampson RockWSW 246°895 m22.3 mi
Little Savage MountainWSW 249°859 m21.2 mi
Shocky HillWSW 255°816 m23.8 mi
Savage MountainWNW 288°813 m10.6 mi
Central City VistaNW 320°798 m17.8 mi
Big Savage MountainWSW 258°782 m15.4 mi
Kinton KnobN 358°779 m12.0 mi
Loar HillSW 230°771 m22.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:5119:26
June solstice05:4720:0620:47
September equinox07:0218:3719:13
December solstice07:3316:1016:53

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283139505968737164524133
Precip in2.82.33.43.64.44.03.83.33.83.13.03.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wolfsburg, 14 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/357296563

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