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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

Parks
  • 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
Peaks
Historic sites: 14
Nature reserves: 12
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-CrestSSW 198°1,027 m14.6 mi
Wild Turkey RockE 95°984 m7.8 mi
Roth RockSSW 193°983 m12.3 mi
Allegheny HeightsS 170°977 m7.4 mi
Conneway HillS 183°973 m9.3 mi
Shaffer MountainSW 223°972 m9.6 mi
Gregg KnobWNW 302°960 m8.2 mi
Eagle RockESE 104°953 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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