The Elbow
The Elbow rises to 794 m in Maryland. Zehner Hill stands 914 m to the northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Elbow Mountain, a peak 0.7 miles away. Mountain Maryland Byway passes 4.0 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Maryland, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31599131, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 794 m
How to reach it
- 4.0 mi off the Mountain Maryland Byway
- 6.3 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 15.1 mi off the Historic National Road - Pennsylvania, National
- 16.6 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Monroe Run Valley · 7 mi
- Deep Creek Lake · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- New Germany Recreation Area: 3.8 mi
- Barton Area Park: 4.9 mi
- Lonaconing Historic District: 5.2 mi
- Furnace Park: 5.3 mi
- Lonanconing Ballfield: 5.3 mi
- Elbow Mountain: 0.7 mi
- Bear Hill: 1.6 mi
- Turkey Lodge Hill: 2.4 mi
- Pickell Hill: 3.4 mi
- Jenkins Hill: 3.5 mi
- Westernport Heritage Society Museum: 7.6 mi
- Grantsville Museum: 8.5 mi
- Frostburg Museum: 9.0 mi
- Thrasher Carriage Museum: 9.1 mi
- Springs Museum: 10.5 mi
- New Germany State Park: 4.0 mi
- Dan's Rock Fire Tower: 9.4 mi
- Gary A Yoder Fish Management Area: 10.5 mi
- McCoole Fish Management Area: 10.5 mi
- Fort Hill Heritage Conservation Fund Site: 10.6 mi
- buisness lot: 7.6 mi
- Castleman’s River Bridge: 8.2 mi
- Casselman’s Bridge: 8.2 mi
- Brownsville/Park Avenue Monument: 8.7 mi
- Salisbury Elk-Lick Veterans Memorial: 11.2 mi
- eroded outcropping: 5.6 mi
- Spruce Forest Artisan Village: 8.1 mi
- Old Cherry Glade Meetinghouse: 10.1 mi
- Mountain Coaster: 15.6 mi
- Potomac Eagle Scenic Railroad: 23.4 mi
- St Johns rock scenic overlook: 7.8 mi
- Shelter Rocks: 13.5 mi
- Lovers Leap: 16.5 mi
- Hanging Rocks: 22.1 mi
- Muddy Creek Falls: 19.4 mi
- Lower Swallow Falls: 19.4 mi
- Upper Swallow Falls: 19.5 mi
- Tolliver Falls: 19.6 mi
- Frankville: 8.3 mi
- Kendall: 18.6 mi
- Blooming Rose: 20.0 mi
- Art: 9.3 mi
- Blind Skier and Camper Art Installation: 14.0 mi
- US-219 Cove Overlook Rest Area: 12.9 mi
- Youghiogheny Overlook Welcome Center: 17.2 mi
- Mountain View: 13.5 mi
- Ali Ghan Picnic Grounds: 19.3 mi
- Public River Access, Fishing: 23.5 mi
- River Beach: 24.6 mi
- Baughman Spring: 14.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.7 miles of The Elbow. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zehner Hill | NW 321° | 914 m | 11.2 mi |
| Big Savage Mountain | SSW 201° | 913 m | 3.5 mi |
| High Rock | SSW 201° | 910 m | 3.5 mi |
| Meadow Mountain | WSW 258° | 904 m | 7.4 mi |
| Maust Hill | NW 325° | 901 m | 11.7 mi |
| Sampson Rock | NE 43° | 895 m | 11.1 mi |
| Saint John Rock | NE 47° | 890 m | 7.7 mi |
| Dans Rock | E 94° | 883 m | 9.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:53 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 20:07 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:40 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:13 | 16:56 |
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, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 591402 — The Elbow, Garrett County, Maryland.
OpenStreetMap element node/358241642
Day trips start here
- Grantsville · 9 mi
- McHenry · 15 mi
- Somerset · 29 mi
- Ohiopyle · 30 mi
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