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Rich Hill

Rich Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Rich Hill rises to 866 m in Maryland. Mount Davis stands 979 m to the northeast, 9.0 miles off. The nearest named place is US-219 Cove Overlook Rest Area, a rest area 2.4 miles away. Historic National Road - Maryland passes 1.1 miles off.

The story

mountain in Maryland, United States of America

Wikidata Q31600353, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
866 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.70821, -79.31173

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Historic sites: 19
Museums: 16
Attractions: 10
  • Old Cherry Glade Meetinghouse: 7.3 mi
  • Spruce Forest Artisan Village: 9.1 mi
  • Mountain Coaster: 10.9 mi
  • Flatrock: 13.9 mi
  • Kentuck Knob Visitor's Center: 15.9 mi
Waterfalls: 8
Cliffs: 7
Artworks: 4
  • Blind Skier and Camper Art Installation: 9.4 mi
  • Metal Sculpture: 17.5 mi
  • Art: 21.0 mi
  • Birdhouse: 24.2 mi
Rest areas: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 3
  • Baughman Spring: 9.5 mi
  • Paterson Spring: 19.4 mi
  • Cool Spring: 22.6 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Cucumber Run Picnic Area: 14.9 mi
  • Tharp Knob Picnic Area: 15.3 mi
  • Mountain View: 24.4 mi
Gardens: 1
  • The Chateau Gardens: 14.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.5 miles of Rich Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DavisNE 53°979 m9.0 mi
Baughman RocksNE 52°961 m9.5 mi
Marsh HillSSW 196°948 m11.4 mi
Glade MountainNE 46°936 m8.1 mi
Zehner HillE 84°914 m5.6 mi
Meadow MountainSSE 150°904 m11.0 mi
Ringer HillENE 72°903 m6.4 mi
Maust HillENE 76°901 m6.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2218:5419:29
June solstice05:5020:0920:49
September equinox07:0618:4119:16
December solstice07:3516:1416:57

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283038506068727064524133
Precip in3.63.43.94.04.94.94.54.04.03.43.13.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Confluence 1 SW DAM, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 586818 — Rich Hill, Garrett County, Maryland.

OpenStreetMap element node/358240034

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