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Mount Etna

Mount Etna, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Etna rises to 791 m in Maryland. Zehner Hill stands 914 m to the west-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Walnut Hill, a peak 2.6 miles away. Historic National Road - Maryland passes 2.1 miles off.

The story

mountain in Maryland, United States of America

Wikidata Q31599182, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
791 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.65679, -79.01516

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Historic sites: 18
Museums: 14
  • Frostburg Museum: 4.7 mi
  • Thrasher Carriage Museum: 4.8 mi
  • Mount Savage Museum: 7.6 mi
  • Grantsville Museum: 8.0 mi
  • Springs Museum: 8.8 mi
Attractions: 5
Cliffs: 4
Waterfalls: 4
Artworks: 3
  • Art: 5.0 mi
  • Blind Skier and Camper Art Installation: 18.0 mi
  • Birdhouse: 24.5 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Picnic sites: 2
Rest areas: 2
Springs: 1
  • Baughman Spring: 12.6 mi
Beaches: 1
  • River Beach: 24.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.1 miles of Mount Etna. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Zehner HillWNW 292°914 m11.0 mi
Big Savage MountainSSW 209°913 m8.9 mi
High RockSSW 209°910 m8.9 mi
Meadow MountainWSW 240°904 m11.9 mi
Ringer HillWNW 300°903 m11.2 mi
Maust HillWNW 297°901 m11.0 mi
Sampson RockNE 52°895 m5.8 mi
Saint John RockENE 73°890 m2.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:5319:28
June solstice05:4920:0720:48
September equinox07:0418:3919:15
December solstice07:3416:1316:56

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262936485765696862514031
Precip in3.43.04.04.05.24.63.73.64.23.22.93.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Frostburg 2, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 590172 — Mount Etna, Garrett County, Maryland.

OpenStreetMap element node/358241519

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