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Pine Rock

Pine Rock, seen from above at true elevation

Pine Rock rises to 346 m in Maryland. Catoctin Mountain stands 572 m to the north, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Lock 29, a attraction 1.6 miles away. Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway passes 0.8 miles off. 56 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in the United States of America

Wikidata Q31804900, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
346 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.31521, -77.53117

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
Parks
  • Point of Rocks: 2.6 mi
  • Point of Rocks Community Commons Park: 2.9 mi
  • Green Hill Park: 3.2 mi
  • Jefferson park: 3.4 mi
  • Springdale Regional Park: 3.9 mi
Historic sites
  • Eastalco: 3.4 mi
  • Gum Springs Memorial: 4.6 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 6.4 mi
  • Gold Star Families Memorial: 7.1 mi
  • Frederick County: 7.5 mi
Peaks: 56
Artworks: 53
Museums: 44
Picnic sites: 12
  • Nolands Ferry: 5.3 mi
  • Public Grills & Picnic Area: 9.2 mi
  • Dargan Bend: 11.7 mi
  • Blue Sky Park: 15.4 mi
  • Chickadee Picnic Area: 18.7 mi
Gardens: 10
Springs: 9
Waterfalls: 3
Rest areas: 3
  • South Mountain Welcome Center: 15.0 mi
  • South Mountain Welcome Center: 15.3 mi
  • Truck Rest Area: 18.6 mi
Beaches: 3
  • Shenandoah Lake Beach: 16.8 mi
  • River Access: 21.9 mi
  • River Access: 22.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Catoctin MountainN 9°572 m23.3 mi
Salamander RockN 7°562 m18.2 mi
Black RockN 349°549 m18.2 mi
Annapolis RockNNW 348°538 m17.2 mi
Lambs KnollNNW 331°536 m10.5 mi
Lambs KnollNNW 331°536 m10.5 mi
Bob's HillN 11°535 m20.0 mi
Black RockN 9°526 m19.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4719:22
June solstice05:4420:0120:41
September equinox06:5818:3419:09
December solstice07:2716:0816:51

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353846576674797770584739
Precip in2.62.93.73.64.04.33.92.95.83.32.74.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Frederick Police Brks, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 586527 — Pine Rock, Frederick County, Maryland.

OpenStreetMap element node/358239868

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