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Savage Mountain

Savage Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Savage Mountain rises to 813 m in Pennsylvania. Baughman Rocks stands 961 m to the west-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Bearwallow Mountain, a peak 1.0 miles away. Historic National Road - Maryland passes 14 miles off.

The story

Anticline extending from Pennsylvania into Maryland.

Wikidata Q7427749, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
813 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.88647, -78.73613

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 55
  • Berlin Community Grove: 11.3 mi
  • Roadside Park: 11.6 mi
  • Ellerslie Area Park: 12.0 mi
  • Maple Valley Park: 14.2 mi
  • Flight 93 National Memorial: 14.6 mi
Historic sites: 22
  • Grand View Point Hotel: 10.5 mi
  • Fort Dewart: 11.2 mi
  • Mason-Dixon marker: 14.3 mi
  • United 93 Impact Site: 14.4 mi
  • Blue Star Memorial: 14.5 mi
Museums: 19
Springs: 9
  • White Sulphur Springs: 8.7 mi
  • Linng Water Spring: 10.9 mi
  • Black Spring: 13.5 mi
  • Crystal Spring: 14.1 mi
  • Limestone Spring: 14.4 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • Blankley Picnic Area: 10.1 mi
  • Sweet Root Picnic Area: 13.1 mi
  • Mountain View: 15.0 mi
  • Ali Ghan Picnic Grounds: 15.0 mi
  • Babcock Picnic Area: 22.7 mi
Cliffs: 3
Artworks: 3
  • Art: 18.5 mi
  • Birdhouse: 20.0 mi
  • The Igloo: 21.6 mi
Attractions: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.4 miles of Savage Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Baughman RocksWSW961 m23.9 mi
Vought RockWSW898 m22.5 mi
Sampson RockSW895 m16.0 mi
Saint John RockSW890 m19.5 mi
Dans RockSSW883 m22.7 mi
Cover HillWNW863 m15.1 mi
Little Savage MountainSW859 m14.5 mi
Wolf RockSSW832 m24.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:5119:27
June solstice05:4720:0720:48
September equinox07:0318:3819:14
December solstice07:3416:1116:54

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F282937495967727063514132
Precip in2.82.33.33.64.14.03.23.53.73.13.03.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Shawnee SP, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/357322788

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