Ragged Mountain
Ragged Mountain rises to 523 m in Maryland. Savage Mountain stands 813 m to the northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Polish Mountain, a peak 2.8 miles away. Historic National Road - Maryland passes 1.9 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Maryland, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31600276, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 523 m
How to reach it
- 1.9 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 6.7 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 12.6 mi off the Washington Heritage Trail, National
- 15.3 mi off the Mountain Maryland Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Warrior Mountain Overlook · 7 mi
- Banner's Overlook · 9 mi
- Sideling Hill Viewpoint · 11 mi
- Prospect Overlook · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Glendale Area Park: 3.9 mi
- Paw Paw Town Park: 13.6 mi
- Oldtown Community Park: 13.6 mi
- Constitution Park: 14.1 mi
- Widmeyer Wildlife Management Area: 14.3 mi
- Polish Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Ragged Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Gabriel Knob: 4.3 mi
- Big Mountain: 4.8 mi
- Boyer Knob: 5.2 mi
- Victor Cushwa: 11.5 mi
- Prospect Rock: 14.5 mi
- Round Top Cement Mill: 14.6 mi
- B'er Chayim Congregation: 14.8 mi
- National Road Monument: 15.0 mi
- Billmeyer Wildlife Management Area: 4.5 mi
- Browning CREP Easement: 5.1 mi
- Belle Grove Wildlife Management Area: 7.3 mi
- Hanging Prairie Shale Barren Heritage Conservation Fund Site: 7.8 mi
- Richards CREP Easement: 8.1 mi
- The Irvin Allen/Michael Cresap Museum: 13.7 mi
- Allegany Museum: 14.9 mi
- Wills Creek Museum: 15.1 mi
- C. William Gilchrist Gallery and Museum: 15.2 mi
- Gordon-Roberts House museum: 15.2 mi
- Dawson Spring: 7.5 mi
- Lord Fairfax Spring: 15.6 mi
- Indian Springs: 17.3 mi
- White Sulphur Springs: 17.9 mi
- A natural spring at the Central Trail: 18.0 mi
- Sweet Root Picnic Area: 7.8 mi
- Blankley Picnic Area: 10.1 mi
- Ali Ghan Picnic Grounds: 12.6 mi
- Mountain View: 19.1 mi
- Almost Heaven Sign: 19.0 mi
- Almost Heaven Swing: 19.0 mi
- The Coffee Pot: 21.0 mi
- Farnham Colossi: 24.3 mi
- Lovers Leap: 15.4 mi
- The Little Point: 23.1 mi
- The Lockings: 23.3 mi
- Morgan Arts Council: 15.7 mi
- The Igloo: 21.4 mi
- Art: 23.0 mi
- Sideling Hill Rest Area Eastbound: 11.5 mi
- Sideling Hill Rest Area Westbound: 11.5 mi
- River Beach: 23.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.2 miles of Ragged Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Savage Mountain | NW 312° | 813 m | 17.2 mi |
| Martin Hill | NNW 343° | 808 m | 8.8 mi |
| High Point | SSE 157° | 789 m | 20.7 mi |
| Big Savage Mountain | WNW 287° | 782 m | 18.4 mi |
| Kinton Knob | N 351° | 779 m | 20.6 mi |
| Loar Hill | WSW 252° | 771 m | 21.1 mi |
| Bearwallow Mountain | NW 304° | 762 m | 17.9 mi |
| Piney Mountain | W 259° | 738 m | 18.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:51 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 20:06 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:37 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 16:11 | 16:53 |
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 | 31 | 34 | 42 | 54 | 63 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 67 | 55 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cumberland 2, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357274625
Day trips start here
- Hancock · 17 mi
- Hedgesville · 29 mi
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