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Ragged Mountain

Ragged Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates39.71911, -78.49667

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Historic sites: 23
Museums: 18
  • 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
Springs: 13
  • 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
Picnic sites: 4
Cliffs: 4
Attractions: 4
Artworks: 3
  • Morgan Arts Council: 15.7 mi
  • The Igloo: 21.4 mi
  • Art: 23.0 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Sideling Hill Rest Area Eastbound: 11.5 mi
  • Sideling Hill Rest Area Westbound: 11.5 mi
Beaches: 1
  • River Beach: 23.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.1 miles of Ragged Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Savage MountainNW 312°813 m17.2 mi
Martin HillNNW 343°808 m8.8 mi
High PointSSE 157°789 m20.7 mi
Big Savage MountainWNW 287°782 m18.4 mi
Kinton KnobN 351°779 m20.6 mi
Loar HillWSW 252°771 m21.1 mi
Bearwallow MountainNW 304°762 m17.9 mi
Bearwallow MountainNW 311°758 m18.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:5119:26
June solstice05:4720:0620:46
September equinox07:0218:3719:13
December solstice07:3216:1116:53

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313442546371767467554435
Precip in2.82.43.43.44.23.93.73.43.52.82.63.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cumberland 2, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357274625

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