Mount Davis
Mount Davis rises to 979 m in Pennsylvania. Baughman Rocks stands 961 m to the north-northeast, 0.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Davis Natural Area, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Historic National Road - Maryland passes 5.7 miles off.
The story
Mount Davis (3,213 ft or 979 m) is the highest point in Pennsylvania. Located in Forbes State Forest near the hamlet of Markleton in Elk Lick Township, Somerset County, it lies on a gentle crest of a 30-mile (50 km) ridge extending from central Somerset County southward into Garrett County, Maryland, where it is known as Negro Mountain. A parcel of land on top of the mountain has been protected as Mount Davis Natural Area.
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Wikidata Q3660, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 979 m
How to reach it
- 5.7 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 7.9 mi off the Historic National Road - Pennsylvania, National
- 6.1 mi off the Mountain Maryland Byway
- 16.5 mi off the Laurel Highlands Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Monroe Run Valley · 15 mi
- Paradise Overlook · 18 mi
- Deep Creek Lake · 19 mi
- Point Lookout · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Baughman Rocks: 0.6 mi
- Glade Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Vought Rock: 2.5 mi
- Christner Hill: 3.2 mi
- Ringer Hill: 3.5 mi
- Grantsville Town Park: 6.1 mi
- Casselman River Bridge State Park: 6.4 mi
- Northern Garett Industrial park: 6.7 mi
- Maple Valley Park: 10.3 mi
- New Germany Recreation Area: 11.1 mi
- Salisbury Elk-Lick Veterans Memorial: 5.5 mi
- Castleman’s River Bridge: 6.4 mi
- Castleman’s River Bridge: 6.4 mi
- Casselman’s Bridge: 6.4 mi
- CCC Monument: 14.6 mi
- Mount Davis Natural Area: 0.4 mi
- State Game Lands Number 271: 5.0 mi
- State Game Lands Number 231: 8.1 mi
- New Germany State Park: 11.2 mi
- State Game Lands Number 50: 13.9 mi
- Springs Museum: 4.0 mi
- Grantsville Museum: 6.3 mi
- Meyersdale Area Historical Society: 8.5 mi
- Laurel Hill Visitor Center: 14.6 mi
- Heritage Haus: 14.9 mi
- Spruce Forest Artisan Village: 6.5 mi
- Old Cherry Glade Meetinghouse: 13.0 mi
- Laurel Ridge State Park XC Skiing Concession Building: 15.4 mi
- Flatrock: 17.3 mi
- Fallingwater: 17.5 mi
- Cole Run Falls: 14.1 mi
- Ohiopyle Falls: 17.8 mi
- Cucumber Falls: 18.1 mi
- Sugar Run Falls: 18.6 mi
- Muddy Creek Falls: 23.5 mi
- Shelter Rocks: 1.0 mi
- St Johns rock scenic overlook: 13.9 mi
- Baughman Rock Overlook: 16.2 mi
- Lovers Leap: 22.8 mi
- Beam Rocks: 24.0 mi
- Art: 16.1 mi
- Birdhouse: 16.2 mi
- Blind Skier and Camper Art Installation: 17.0 mi
- Metal Sculpture: 23.6 mi
- Baughman Spring: 0.6 mi
- Paterson Spring: 15.3 mi
- Kooser Spring: 20.1 mi
- Blooming Rose: 16.6 mi
- Kendall: 16.6 mi
- Frankville: 20.1 mi
- Tharp Knob Picnic Area: 18.5 mi
- Mountain View: 18.5 mi
- Cucumber Run Picnic Area: 18.5 mi
- US-219 Cove Overlook Rest Area: 9.4 mi
- Youghiogheny Overlook Welcome Center: 13.0 mi
- The Chateau Gardens: 19.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.6 miles of Mount Davis. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baughman Rocks | NNE 33° | 961 m | 0.6 mi |
| Glade Mountain | WNW 282° | 936 m | 1.4 mi |
| Zehner Hill | SSW 198° | 914 m | 5.1 mi |
| Meadow Mountain | S 186° | 904 m | 15.0 mi |
| Ringer Hill | SSW 198° | 903 m | 3.5 mi |
| Maust Hill | SSW 198° | 901 m | 4.1 mi |
| Vought Rock | NE 34° | 898 m | 2.5 mi |
| George Hill | SSW 210° | 897 m | 13.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:53 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 20:08 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:40 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:13 | 16:56 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 27 | 35 | 46 | 56 | 64 | 68 | 66 | 60 | 49 | 39 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Meyersdale 2 SSW, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357355629
Day trips start here
- Grantsville · 6 mi
- Somerset · 16 mi
- McHenry · 18 mi
- Ohiopyle · 18 mi
- Donegal · 25 mi
- Connellsville · 27 mi
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