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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

Parks
Peaks
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
Historic sites: 19
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 DavisN979 m5.8 mi
Baughman RocksN961 m6.4 mi
Glade MountainNNW936 m6.3 mi
Zehner HillWNW914 m2.1 mi
Big Savage MountainSSE913 m11.6 mi
High RockSSE910 m11.6 mi
Meadow MountainSSW904 m9.3 mi
Ringer HillNNW903 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 50–80 °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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