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Ragged Mountain

Ragged Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Ragged Mountain rises to 512 m in Pennsylvania. Savage Mountain stands 813 m to the west-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Big Mountain, a peak 1.6 miles away. Historic National Road - Maryland passes 5.1 miles off.

The story

mountain in Pennsylvania, United States of America

Wikidata Q49066374, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
512 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.76037, -78.46752

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 53
Historic sites: 22
Museums: 16
  • Museum of Berkeley Springs: 15.7 mi
  • Hancock Museum: 15.7 mi
  • The Irvin Allen/Michael Cresap Museum: 16.9 mi
  • Allegany Museum: 17.4 mi
  • Wills Creek Museum: 17.6 mi
Springs: 13
  • Dawson Spring: 4.3 mi
  • Indian Springs: 14.2 mi
  • Black Spring: 15.5 mi
  • Lord Fairfax Spring: 15.7 mi
  • White Sulphur Springs: 15.9 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • Sweet Root Picnic Area: 5.2 mi
  • Blankley Picnic Area: 8.1 mi
  • Ali Ghan Picnic Grounds: 15.0 mi
  • Mountain View: 21.1 mi
  • Sideling Hill Picnic Area: 24.3 mi
Cliffs: 4
Attractions: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • Sideling Hill Rest Area Westbound: 10.4 mi
  • Sideling Hill Rest Area Eastbound: 10.4 mi
Artworks: 2
  • Morgan Arts Council: 15.8 mi
  • The Igloo: 18.2 mi
Waterfalls: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.0 miles of Ragged Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Savage MountainWNW 302°813 m16.7 mi
Martin HillNW 323°808 m6.9 mi
Big Savage MountainW 277°782 m19.4 mi
Kinton KnobNNW 345°779 m18.1 mi
Bearwallow MountainWNW 294°762 m17.9 mi
Bearwallow MountainWNW 301°758 m17.7 mi
Piney MountainWSW 252°738 m20.9 mi
Evitts MountainWSW 256°710 m10.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:5019:26
June solstice05:4720:0520:46
September equinox07:0218:3719:13
December solstice07:3216:1016:53

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, 17 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357305355

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