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Mount Nebo

Mount Nebo, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Nebo rises to 862 m in Maryland. Hoye-Crest stands 1,027 m to the south-southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Arboretum, a park 1.8 miles away. Mountain Maryland Byway passes 1.3 miles off.

The story

Mountain in Garrett County, Maryland, United States of America (GNIS ID = 590838).

Wikidata Q31600014, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
862 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.43853, -79.40269

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 58
  • Arboretum: 1.8 mi
  • Rotary Park: 2.1 mi
  • Pocket Park: 2.1 mi
  • Veteran's Park: 2.2 mi
  • Broadford Park: 2.4 mi
Nature reserves: 12
Historic sites: 11
Waterfalls: 9
Museums: 7
Attractions: 6
  • Pleasant Valley Dreamrides: 5.8 mi
  • Mountain Coaster: 8.3 mi
  • Old Cherry Glade Meetinghouse: 14.0 mi
  • eroded outcropping: 16.0 mi
  • Spruce Forest Artisan Village: 22.6 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Rest areas: 2
Artworks: 1
  • Blind Skier and Camper Art Installation: 10.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.1 miles of Mount Nebo. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hoye-CrestSSW1,027 m14.6 mi
Wild Turkey RockE984 m7.8 mi
Roth RockSSW983 m12.3 mi
Allegheny HeightsS977 m7.4 mi
Conneway HillS973 m9.3 mi
Shaffer MountainSW972 m9.6 mi
Gregg KnobWNW960 m8.2 mi
Eagle RockESE953 m6.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2218:5419:30
June solstice05:5220:0820:49
September equinox07:0618:4119:16
December solstice07:3516:1516:58

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283038495967716962514133
Precip in3.93.64.34.35.34.95.14.33.73.63.44.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Oakland 1 SE, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358241580

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