The Dunghill
The Dunghill rises to 832 m in Maryland. Mount Davis stands 979 m to the north-northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Resh Hill, a peak 0.7 miles away. Mountain Maryland Byway passes 0.5 miles off.
The story
mountain in Maryland, United States of America
Wikidata Q31599093, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 832 m
How to reach it
- 0.5 mi off the Mountain Maryland Byway
- 4.1 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 7.3 mi off the Historic National Road - Pennsylvania, National
- 20.3 mi off the Old Route 7 Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Monroe Run Valley · 5 mi
- Deep Creek Lake · 9 mi
- Paradise Overlook · 23 mi
- Point Lookout · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Resh Hill: 0.7 mi
- Browning Bear Hill: 2.0 mi
- Ridgley Hill: 2.3 mi
- Brenneman Hill: 3.3 mi
- Bald Knob: 3.4 mi
- Pleasant Valley Recreation Center: 5.1 mi
- New Germany Recreation Area: 5.2 mi
- Northern Garett Industrial park: 5.2 mi
- Grantsville Town Park: 5.5 mi
- Casselman River Bridge State Park: 5.7 mi
- Grantsville Museum: 5.3 mi
- Springs Museum: 7.6 mi
- Westernport Heritage Society Museum: 14.1 mi
- Frostburg Museum: 15.6 mi
- Thrasher Carriage Museum: 15.8 mi
- Casselman’s Bridge: 5.7 mi
- Castleman’s River Bridge: 5.7 mi
- Castleman’s River Bridge: 5.8 mi
- Col. James McHenry of Baltimore: 9.4 mi
- Deep Creek Lake Garrett County: 10.0 mi
- New Germany State Park: 4.7 mi
- Weitzell-Bear Creek Conservation Easement: 7.0 mi
- Fulcher P. Smith Conservation Area: 9.2 mi
- Elder Hill Fire Tower: 9.7 mi
- State Game Lands Number 271: 9.7 mi
- Old Cherry Glade Meetinghouse: 2.9 mi
- Spruce Forest Artisan Village: 5.8 mi
- Mountain Coaster: 9.5 mi
- eroded outcropping: 9.6 mi
- Flatrock: 20.8 mi
- Muddy Creek Falls: 14.1 mi
- Lower Swallow Falls: 14.3 mi
- Upper Swallow Falls: 14.3 mi
- Tolliver Falls: 14.4 mi
- Ohiopyle Falls: 21.7 mi
- Shelter Rocks: 9.7 mi
- St Johns rock scenic overlook: 13.7 mi
- Baughman Rock Overlook: 19.7 mi
- Lovers Leap: 23.6 mi
- Blind Skier and Camper Art Installation: 7.6 mi
- Art: 15.9 mi
- Metal Sculpture: 24.0 mi
- Frankville: 10.2 mi
- Kendall: 10.5 mi
- Blooming Rose: 11.8 mi
- Mountain View: 19.8 mi
- Cucumber Run Picnic Area: 21.8 mi
- Tharp Knob Picnic Area: 22.2 mi
- US-219 Cove Overlook Rest Area: 4.6 mi
- Youghiogheny Overlook Welcome Center: 8.8 mi
- Baughman Spring: 11.2 mi
- Paterson Spring: 24.6 mi
- The Chateau Gardens: 21.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.3 miles of The Dunghill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Davis | NNE 12° | 979 m | 10.6 mi |
| Baughman Rocks | NNE 13° | 961 m | 11.1 mi |
| Marsh Hill | SW 233° | 948 m | 10.0 mi |
| Glade Mountain | N 5° | 936 m | 10.6 mi |
| Roman Nose Hill | SW 214° | 915 m | 10.4 mi |
| Zehner Hill | N 7° | 914 m | 5.5 mi |
| Big Savage Mountain | SE 134° | 913 m | 9.1 mi |
| High Rock | SE 134° | 910 m | 9.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:54 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 20:08 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:40 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:14 | 16:57 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 30 | 38 | 49 | 58 | 66 | 71 | 69 | 63 | 51 | 41 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Savage RVR DAM, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358240627
Day trips start here
- Grantsville · 5 mi
- McHenry · 9 mi
- Ohiopyle · 22 mi
- Somerset · 27 mi
- Kingwood · 28 mi
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