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Salt Block Mountain

Salt Block Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Salt Block Mountain rises to 854 m in Maryland. Mount Davis stands 979 m to the north-northwest, 8.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Spruce Forest Artisan Village, a attraction 2.2 miles away. Mountain Maryland Byway passes 0.8 miles off.

The story

mountain in Maryland, United States of America

Wikidata Q31422822, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
854 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.67190, -79.11653

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Historic sites: 20
Museums: 18
  • Grantsville Museum: 2.7 mi
  • Springs Museum: 4.5 mi
  • Frostburg Museum: 10.1 mi
  • Thrasher Carriage Museum: 10.3 mi
  • Meyersdale Area Historical Society: 11.2 mi
Attractions: 7
Waterfalls: 7
Cliffs: 4
Picnic sites: 4
  • Mountain View: 14.1 mi
  • Ali Ghan Picnic Grounds: 20.9 mi
  • Cucumber Run Picnic Area: 24.6 mi
  • Tharp Knob Picnic Area: 24.9 mi
Artworks: 3
  • Art: 10.4 mi
  • Blind Skier and Camper Art Installation: 13.5 mi
  • Birdhouse: 23.3 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 2
  • Baughman Spring: 8.9 mi
  • Paterson Spring: 23.8 mi
Rest areas: 2
Gardens: 1
  • The Chateau Gardens: 24.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.9 miles of Salt Block Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DavisNNW 338°979 m8.5 mi
Baughman RocksNNW 341°961 m8.9 mi
Glade MountainNNW 331°936 m9.4 mi
Zehner HillWNW 303°914 m5.7 mi
Big Savage MountainS 173°913 m8.9 mi
High RockS 173°910 m8.9 mi
Meadow MountainSW 215°904 m8.6 mi
Ringer HillNW 317°903 m6.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5319:29
June solstice05:5020:0820:48
September equinox07:0518:4019:15
December solstice07:3516:1316:56

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262735465664686660493930
Precip in3.02.73.73.54.34.34.13.73.63.02.73.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Meyersdale 2 SSW, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358241627

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