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River View Hill

River View Hill, seen from above at true elevation

River View Hill rises to 673 m in Maryland. Gregg Knob stands 960 m to the south-southwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Kendall, a ghost town 1.0 miles away. Mountain Maryland Byway passes 2.3 miles off.

The story

mountain in Maryland, United States of America

Wikidata Q31600405, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
673 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.62619, -79.43416

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Historic sites: 16
Attractions: 14
Nature reserves: 11
Museums: 10
Waterfalls: 8
Cliffs: 6
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 3
Artworks: 3
  • Blind Skier and Camper Art Installation: 6.4 mi
  • Metal Sculpture: 15.3 mi
  • Statue of Thomas Jefferson and Albert Gallatin: 24.5 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Cucumber Run Picnic Area: 16.6 mi
  • Tharp Knob Picnic Area: 17.3 mi
Springs: 2
  • Baughman Spring: 18.1 mi
  • Cool Spring: 22.3 mi
Gardens: 1
  • The Chateau Gardens: 13.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.5 miles of River View Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gregg KnobSSW 212°960 m10.1 mi
Marsh HillSSE 147°948 m6.3 mi
Snaggy MountainSSW 196°946 m10.1 mi
Pine Swamp KnobSW 222°944 m6.3 mi
Fike HillSW 223°943 m5.2 mi
Roman Nose MountainSSE 164°916 m11.2 mi
Roman Nose HillSE 145°915 m9.7 mi
Zehner HillENE 63°914 m13.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2218:5419:30
June solstice05:5120:0920:50
September equinox07:0618:4119:17
December solstice07:3616:1516:57

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252836475663686660503930

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sines Deep Creek, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358241616

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