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Mount Ararat

Mount Ararat, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Ararat rises to 134 m in Maryland. Stony Hill stands 233 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is The Eye, a cliff 1.1 miles away. Lower Susquehanna Scenic Byway runs past it. 32 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in Maryland, United States of America

Wikidata Q31598365, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
134 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.59622, -76.08606

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Port Deposit Marina Park: 1.3 mi
  • Rice Tot Lot & Dog Park: 1.8 mi
  • Community Connecting Us Park: 1.9 mi
  • Ice House Park: 2.1 mi
  • Rock Run Park & Boat Launch: 2.4 mi
Historic sites
Nature reserves
Artworks: 49
Gardens: 36
Peaks: 32
Museums: 17
Cliffs: 8
Attractions: 6
Beaches: 5
Picnic sites: 4
  • Deer Creek Picnic Area: 4.2 mi
  • Wilson's Picnic Area: 17.8 mi
  • Rock Ridge Picnic Area: 17.8 mi
  • Hills Grove Picnic Area: 18.2 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 2
  • Black Barren Spring: 11.1 mi
  • Black Rock Spring: 18.7 mi
Lighthouses: 1
  • Bethel Bridge Lighthouse (replica): 15.5 mi
Waterfalls: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mount Ararat. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Stony HillNNW 349°233 m23.6 mi
Red HillNNW 333°192 m24.2 mi
Oak HillN 351°190 m24.9 mi
Cherry HillWSW 247°149 m20.7 mi
Mount FelixSW 233°142 m3.0 mi
Face RockNW 322°136 m19.1 mi
Goat HillN 359°135 m8.8 mi
Mount VistaWSW 245°131 m21.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:4119:16
June solstice05:3819:5620:36
September equinox06:5318:2819:03
December solstice07:2216:0116:44

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333542546473787669574638
Precip in3.62.64.23.43.94.54.74.55.14.53.24.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Conowingo DAM, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 588894 — Mount Ararat, Cecil County, Maryland.

OpenStreetMap element node/358241018

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