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The Bunker

The Bunker, seen from above at true elevation

The Bunker rises to 157 m in Maryland. Carroll County Highpoint stands 344 m to the north, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Green Valley Swim and Tennis Club, a park 2.0 miles away. Horses and Hounds Scenic Byway passes 3.0 miles off. 31 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

mountain in Maryland, United States of America

Wikidata Q31598821, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
157 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.45565, -76.88799

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Green Valley Swim and Tennis Club: 2.0 mi
  • Roaring Run Community Park: 2.3 mi
  • Franklin Woodlands: 3.1 mi
  • Crandon Local Open Space: 3.9 mi
  • Glyndon Station Park: 3.9 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites
  • Jim Bowers Road Bridge Abutment: 5.3 mi
  • Jim Bowers Road Bridge Abutment: 5.3 mi
  • Martin Gross Area: 6.0 mi
  • Clark Circle: 6.1 mi
  • Meadows Road Bridge: 6.2 mi
Museums
Artworks
Gardens
  • John L. Clark Honors Garden: 9.7 mi
  • Community Garden: 9.8 mi
  • Kids Garden: 10.8 mi
  • Pollinator Garden: 10.8 mi
  • Community Garden: 11.0 mi
Attractions: 46
Peaks: 31
  • Dover Hill: 7.8 mi
  • Oregon Ridge: 11.0 mi
  • Ivy Hill: 11.4 mi
  • Chestnut Hill: 12.1 mi
  • Abell Ridge: 14.0 mi
Picnic sites: 13
  • Timber Tent: 11.2 mi
  • Nordic Grove: 11.3 mi
  • Pecos Tent: 11.3 mi
  • Pickall Area: 11.9 mi
  • Hollofield Shelters: 12.4 mi
Cliffs: 11
  • Setters Formation: 12.8 mi
  • Friction Wall: 14.2 mi
  • Quarry (former): 14.3 mi
  • Quarry (former): 14.4 mi
  • Quarry (former): 14.5 mi
Springs: 5
  • Mountain Pass Spring: 15.8 mi
  • Crises Spring: 15.9 mi
  • Marble Springs: 18.7 mi
  • Koontz Spring: 21.8 mi
  • Sandy Spring: 22.9 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Truck Rest Area: 17.2 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Bunker. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Carroll County HighpointN 354°344 m17.9 mi
Beecher HillN 4°324 m19.4 mi
Huntrick HillNNE 13°310 m24.5 mi
Saubel HillNNE 12°277 m22.0 mi
Spook HillNE 36°233 m15.4 mi
Chestnut HillWNW 284°203 m24.5 mi
Ivy HillE 89°200 m11.4 mi
Oregon RidgeENE 78°191 m11.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4419:20
June solstice05:4119:5820:39
September equinox06:5618:3119:06
December solstice07:2516:0516:48

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353744556473787568574839

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cylburn, 14 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358241641

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