Salt Block Mountain
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
- 0.8 mi off the Mountain Maryland Byway
- 1.6 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 10.4 mi off the Historic National Road - Pennsylvania, National
- 18.7 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Monroe Run Valley · 9 mi
- Deep Creek Lake · 15 mi
- Paradise Overlook · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Casselman River Bridge State Park: 2.2 mi
- Northern Garett Industrial park: 2.3 mi
- Grantsville Town Park: 2.8 mi
- New Germany Recreation Area: 2.8 mi
- St johns rock parking and picnic area: 8.0 mi
- Mount Nebo: 2.4 mi
- Starner Hill: 2.8 mi
- Walnut Hill: 2.9 mi
- Shade Hill: 3.1 mi
- Strawberry Hill: 3.4 mi
- New Germany State Park: 3.1 mi
- State Game Lands Number 231: 8.1 mi
- Mount Davis Natural Area: 8.2 mi
- State Game Lands Number 271: 10.7 mi
- Weitzell-Bear Creek Conservation Easement: 12.9 mi
- Castleman’s River Bridge: 2.2 mi
- Casselman’s Bridge: 2.3 mi
- Salisbury Elk-Lick Veterans Memorial: 5.9 mi
- buisness lot: 9.5 mi
- Brownsville/Park Avenue Monument: 10.0 mi
- 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
- Spruce Forest Artisan Village: 2.2 mi
- Old Cherry Glade Meetinghouse: 8.8 mi
- eroded outcropping: 10.5 mi
- Mountain Coaster: 15.4 mi
- Flatrock: 23.5 mi
- Muddy Creek Falls: 19.9 mi
- Lower Swallow Falls: 20.0 mi
- Upper Swallow Falls: 20.1 mi
- Tolliver Falls: 20.2 mi
- Cole Run Falls: 22.6 mi
- Shelter Rocks: 7.5 mi
- St Johns rock scenic overlook: 8.0 mi
- Lovers Leap: 18.0 mi
- Baughman Rock Overlook: 22.4 mi
- 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
- Art: 10.4 mi
- Blind Skier and Camper Art Installation: 13.5 mi
- Birdhouse: 23.3 mi
- Frankville: 12.5 mi
- Kendall: 16.2 mi
- Blooming Rose: 17.2 mi
- Baughman Spring: 8.9 mi
- Paterson Spring: 23.8 mi
- US-219 Cove Overlook Rest Area: 9.1 mi
- Youghiogheny Overlook Welcome Center: 13.8 mi
- The Chateau Gardens: 24.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.1 miles of Salt Block Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Davis | NNW 338° | 979 m | 8.5 mi |
| Baughman Rocks | NNW 341° | 961 m | 8.9 mi |
| Glade Mountain | NNW 331° | 936 m | 9.4 mi |
| Zehner Hill | WNW 303° | 914 m | 5.7 mi |
| Big Savage Mountain | S 173° | 913 m | 8.9 mi |
| High Rock | S 173° | 910 m | 8.9 mi |
| Meadow Mountain | SW 215° | 904 m | 8.6 mi |
| Ringer Hill | NW 317° | 903 m | 6.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:53 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 20:08 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:40 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:13 | 16:56 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 27 | 35 | 46 | 56 | 64 | 68 | 66 | 60 | 49 | 39 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Meyersdale 2 SSW, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358241627
Day trips start here
- Grantsville · 3 mi
- McHenry · 15 mi
- Somerset · 23 mi
- Ohiopyle · 24 mi
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