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Sugar Point

Sugar Point, seen from above at true elevation

Sugar Point rises to 743 m in Maryland. Mount Davis stands 979 m to the north, 5.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Shade Hill, a peak 0.5 miles away. Historic National Road - Maryland passes 0.4 miles off.

The story

mountain in Maryland, United States of America

Wikidata Q31600694, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
743 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.70148, -79.17158

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Historic sites: 21
Museums: 20
  • Grantsville Museum: 0.9 mi
  • Springs Museum: 2.5 mi
  • Meyersdale Area Historical Society: 11.3 mi
  • Frostburg Museum: 13.4 mi
  • Thrasher Carriage Museum: 13.5 mi
Attractions: 8
Waterfalls: 8
Cliffs: 4
Artworks: 4
  • Blind Skier and Camper Art Installation: 12.4 mi
  • Art: 13.6 mi
  • Birdhouse: 21.8 mi
  • Metal Sculpture: 24.7 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Mountain View: 17.0 mi
  • Cucumber Run Picnic Area: 21.1 mi
  • Tharp Knob Picnic Area: 21.3 mi
  • Ali Ghan Picnic Grounds: 23.9 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 2
Springs: 2
  • Baughman Spring: 6.4 mi
  • Paterson Spring: 20.8 mi
Gardens: 1
  • The Chateau Gardens: 21.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.2 miles of Sugar Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DavisN 357°979 m5.8 mi
Baughman RocksN 0°961 m6.4 mi
Glade MountainNNW 345°936 m6.3 mi
Zehner HillWNW 299°914 m2.1 mi
Big Savage MountainSSE 160°913 m11.6 mi
High RockSSE 160°910 m11.6 mi
Meadow MountainSSW 192°904 m9.3 mi
Ringer HillNNW 331°903 m2.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5319:29
June solstice05:5020:0820:49
September equinox07:0518:4019:16
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
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 587623 — Sugar Point, Garrett County, Maryland.

OpenStreetMap element node/358240579

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