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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: 24
  • 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 23.9 miles of Savage Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Baughman RocksWSW 255°961 m23.9 mi
Vought RockWSW 258°898 m22.5 mi
Sampson RockSW 220°895 m16.0 mi
Saint John RockSW 219°890 m19.5 mi
Dans RockSSW 202°883 m22.7 mi
Cover HillWNW 287°863 m15.1 mi
Little Savage MountainSW 222°859 m14.5 mi
Gravel HillSW 225°819 m18.2 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 5080 °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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