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Monterey Peak

Monterey Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Monterey Peak rises to 507 m in Pennsylvania. Quirauk Mountain stands 654 m to the south-southwest, 4.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Bare Rock, a peak 0.3 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 7.7 miles off.

About

The story

Mountain in Pennsylvania, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49051077, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
507 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.74454, -77.47193

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Pine Hill Recreation Area: 1.8 mi
  • Solit farm: 1.9 mi
  • Old Benjamin Tenis Courts: 1.9 mi
  • Old Banjamin Flagpoles: 2.0 mi
  • Red Run Park: 2.5 mi
Historic sites
  • Mason Dixon Line monument: 2.5 mi
  • Valley View Manor: 5.6 mi
  • St. Mother Teresa of Calcutta Statue: 7.5 mi
  • Monsignor Hugh J. Phillips: 7.6 mi
  • Redmond Memorial: 7.6 mi
Museums: 44
  • Monterey Pass Battlefield Museum: 0.6 mi
  • Renfrew Farm & Museum: 4.7 mi
  • Frederick County Fire Museum: 8.2 mi
  • Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Visitor Center: 8.3 mi
  • Museum of the Iron Worker: 11.6 mi
Springs: 21
  • Browns Spring: 0.6 mi
  • Fountaindale Spring: 3.7 mi
  • Raven Rock Spring: 5.8 mi
  • Travelers Spring: 7.0 mi
  • Pearl Spring: 7.0 mi
Artworks: 18
Nature reserves: 10
Attractions: 9
  • Sachs Covered Bridge: 11.0 mi
  • John Eisenhower Bridge: 11.4 mi
  • Catoctin Furnace: 11.5 mi
  • Pumpkin Cannon: 11.7 mi
  • Children's Village of Washington County: 14.3 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Owens Creek Picnic Area: 6.3 mi
  • Chestnut Picnic Area: 6.6 mi
  • Founder's Plaza: 7.7 mi
  • Public Grills & Picnic Area: 22.9 mi
Gardens: 4
Rest areas: 3
  • Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 8.8 mi
  • South Mountain Welcome Center: 16.5 mi
  • I-81 Southbound West Virginia Welcome Center: 22.7 mi
Cliffs: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Waterfalls: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Beach Front: 1.8 mi
Covered bridges: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.5 miles of Monterey Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Quirauk MountainSSW654 m4.0 mi
Snowy MountainN637 m6.3 mi
Buzzard PeakN593 m5.1 mi
The KnobN573 m7.7 mi
Catoctin MountainS572 m6.6 mi
Rocky MountainNNW570 m8.2 mi
Pivot RockNNW563 m8.4 mi
High RockSW559 m4.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4619:22
June solstice05:4320:0120:42
September equinox06:5818:3319:09
December solstice07:2816:0616:49

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313342546370747266564536
Precip in3.83.04.44.04.94.23.74.05.34.13.73.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Catoctin MTN Park, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357298598

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