Powell Mountain
Powell Mountain rises to 432 m in Maryland. Big Mountain stands 740 m to the north, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Conservation Easement East of Indian Springs Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Historic National Road - Maryland passes 3.2 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Maryland, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31600262, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 432 m
How to reach it
- 3.2 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 5.0 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 10.7 mi off the Washington Heritage Trail, National
- 18.6 mi off the Antietam Campaign Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Devils Nose · 12 mi
- Prospect Overlook · 19 mi
- Sideling Hill Viewpoint · 19 mi
- Georgians Overlook · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Clear Spring Park: 3.6 mi
- Montgomery Township Park: 6.2 mi
- Mercersburg Lions Club: 8.1 mi
- John W Angle Veterans Memorial Park: 8.7 mi
- Martin's Mill Bridge Park: 8.7 mi
- Fort Frederick: 8.0 mi
- March 17 1936 High Water Mark: 8.3 mi
- Doubleday Hill Monument: 8.9 mi
- Sleepy Creek Post Office: 9.1 mi
- Stumpy's Hollow Historical Monument: 10.8 mi
- Rickard Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Sword Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Kasies Knob: 2.1 mi
- Gillians Knob: 2.2 mi
- Johnson Mountain: 2.3 mi
- CCC museum: 8.0 mi
- Hagerstown Aviation Museum: 10.3 mi
- Hagerstown Roundhouse Museum: 10.8 mi
- Railroad Museum: 11.0 mi
- Mansion House Art Center: 11.0 mi
- Reese Spring: 10.6 mi
- Big Spring: 11.3 mi
- Tayamentasachta Spring: 11.8 mi
- Moss Spring: 12.3 mi
- Oak Spring: 13.7 mi
- Conservation Easement East of Indian Springs Wildlife Management Area: 0.5 mi
- Boyd Mountain Pond Heritage Conservation Fund Site: 4.6 mi
- Sweeney, Carl and Rebecca Conservation: 6.0 mi
- Yankauer Nature Preserve: 14.8 mi
- State Game Lands Number 53: 16.5 mi
- Junior Officer's Quarters: 8.0 mi
- Captain's Quarters: 8.0 mi
- Hagerstown Cultural Trail: 11.2 mi
- Children's Village of Washington County: 13.7 mi
- Lock 40: 16.9 mi
- Saint Maria Goretti: 10.7 mi
- Morgan Arts Council: 17.2 mi
- 42 West: 18.4 mi
- Founding Father's Memorial Statue: 21.1 mi
- Penn State Mont Alto Nittany Lion Shrine: 22.1 mi
- The Lockings: 8.6 mi
- Lovers Leap: 15.0 mi
- The Little Point: 21.0 mi
- Clermont Crag: 23.2 mi
- I-81 Southbound West Virginia Welcome Center: 9.1 mi
- Sideling Hill Rest Area Westbound: 19.2 mi
- Sideling Hill Rest Area Eastbound: 19.2 mi
- South Mountain Welcome Center: 20.8 mi
- Owens Creek Picnic Area: 23.3 mi
- Chestnut Picnic Area: 23.8 mi
- Bear Valley Picnic Area: 23.9 mi
- Sideling Hill Picnic Area: 24.8 mi
- Jarrett Falls: 14.6 mi
- Old Dam Waterfall: 20.4 mi
- Cunningham Falls: 24.4 mi
- Four Square Garden: 16.3 mi
- 9-11 Memorial Garden: 22.1 mi
- Beach Front: 22.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.5 miles of Powell Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Mountain | N 357° | 740 m | 16.9 mi |
| Emmaville Mountain | NW 309° | 690 m | 20.8 mi |
| Cross Mountain | WNW 292° | 627 m | 4.1 mi |
| Broad Mountain | NNE 15° | 623 m | 19.8 mi |
| Hearthstone Mountain | W 278° | 616 m | 2.8 mi |
| Parnell Knob | NNE 12° | 614 m | 14.9 mi |
| High Rock | E 92° | 559 m | 21.1 mi |
| Pinkerton Knob | SW 224° | 549 m | 16.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:48 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 20:03 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:35 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 16:08 | 16:51 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 36 | 43 | 55 | 64 | 73 | 78 | 75 | 68 | 57 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 2.5 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hagerstown Rgnl AP, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358239987
Day trips start here
- Mercersburg · 9 mi
- Washington County · 9 mi
- Hagerstown · 11 mi
- Hedgesville · 11 mi
- Hancock · 14 mi
- Martinsburg · 17 mi
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