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Potomac Hill

Potomac Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Potomac Hill rises to 544 m in Maryland. Black Rock stands 963 m to the south-southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Barton Hill, a peak 0.6 miles away. Mountain Maryland Byway passes 0.5 miles off.

The story

mountain in Maryland, United States of America

Wikidata Q31600250, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
544 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.51705, -79.01108

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Historic sites: 22
Museums: 21
  • Westernport Heritage Society Museum: 2.9 mi
  • Frostburg Museum: 10.7 mi
  • Thrasher Carriage Museum: 10.7 mi
  • Mount Savage Museum: 14.3 mi
  • Grantsville Museum: 14.6 mi
Attractions: 6
Cliffs: 4
Waterfalls: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Artworks: 2
  • Art: 10.9 mi
  • Blind Skier and Camper Art Installation: 17.7 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Beaches: 2
  • Public River Access, Fishing: 17.5 mi
  • River Beach: 19.4 mi
Rest areas: 2
Springs: 1
  • Baughman Spring: 21.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.8 miles of Potomac Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black RockSSW 204°963 m13.1 mi
PinnacleSSW 201°950 m10.0 mi
Big Savage MountainWNW 293°913 m4.9 mi
High RockWNW 292°910 m4.9 mi
Meadow MountainWNW 289°904 m11.1 mi
Saint John RockNNE 12°890 m10.7 mi
Dans RockNE 54°883 m7.5 mi
Elbow MountainNNW 331°859 m5.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:5319:28
June solstice05:5020:0720:47
September equinox07:0418:3919:15
December solstice07:3416:1316:56

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303341526170757366544334
Precip in2.82.63.83.94.54.33.83.23.63.12.73.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Keyser 2 SSW, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358241603

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