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The Elbow

The Elbow, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates39.59153, -79.07294

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Historic sites: 22
Museums: 22
  • 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
Attractions: 6
Cliffs: 4
Waterfalls: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Artworks: 2
  • Art: 9.3 mi
  • Blind Skier and Camper Art Installation: 14.0 mi
Rest areas: 2
Picnic sites: 2
Beaches: 2
  • Public River Access, Fishing: 23.5 mi
  • River Beach: 24.6 mi
Springs: 1
  • Baughman Spring: 14.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.6 miles of The Elbow. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Zehner HillNW 321°914 m11.2 mi
Big Savage MountainSSW 201°913 m3.5 mi
High RockSSW 201°910 m3.5 mi
Meadow MountainWSW 258°904 m7.4 mi
Sampson RockNE 43°895 m11.1 mi
Saint John RockNE 47°890 m7.7 mi
Dans RockE 94°883 m9.4 mi
Elbow MountainESE 112°859 m0.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5319:28
June solstice05:5020:0720:48
September equinox07:0518:4019:15
December solstice07:3416:1316:56

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283038495866716963514133
Precip in3.02.63.33.74.64.64.13.53.82.92.42.9

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

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