Vought Rock
Vought Rock rises to 898 m in Pennsylvania. Mount Davis stands 979 m to the southwest, 2.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Baughman Spring, a spring 1.9 miles away. Historic National Road - Maryland passes 8.1 miles off.
The story
Hill in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA.
Wikidata Q49087187, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 898 m
How to reach it
- 8.1 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 8.2 mi off the Mountain Maryland Byway
- 10.3 mi off the Historic National Road - Pennsylvania, National
- 17.2 mi off the Laurel Highlands Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Monroe Run Valley · 17 mi
- Paradise Overlook · 18 mi
- Deep Creek Lake · 21 mi
- Point Lookout · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Baughman Rocks: 1.9 mi
- Mount Davis: 2.5 mi
- Glade Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Shoemaker Hill: 5.1 mi
- Christner Hill: 5.7 mi
- Grantsville Town Park: 8.1 mi
- Casselman River Bridge State Park: 8.3 mi
- Maple Valley Park: 8.3 mi
- Northern Garett Industrial park: 8.6 mi
- Roadside Park: 11.1 mi
- Salisbury Elk-Lick Veterans Memorial: 5.6 mi
- Castleman’s River Bridge: 8.2 mi
- Casselman’s Bridge: 8.3 mi
- CCC Monument: 13.1 mi
- Mason-Dixon marker: 14.7 mi
- Springs Museum: 5.8 mi
- Meyersdale Area Historical Society: 6.8 mi
- Grantsville Museum: 8.2 mi
- Heritage Haus: 12.5 mi
- Laurel Hill Visitor Center: 13.1 mi
- Mount Davis Natural Area: 2.5 mi
- State Game Lands Number 271: 7.0 mi
- State Game Lands Number 231: 7.4 mi
- State Game Lands Number 50: 11.4 mi
- New Germany State Park: 13.0 mi
- Spruce Forest Artisan Village: 8.3 mi
- Laurel Ridge State Park XC Skiing Concession Building: 15.0 mi
- Old Cherry Glade Meetinghouse: 15.4 mi
- Fallingwater: 18.0 mi
- Flatrock: 18.2 mi
- Shelter Rocks: 3.2 mi
- St Johns rock scenic overlook: 14.2 mi
- Baughman Rock Overlook: 17.2 mi
- Beam Rocks: 21.9 mi
- Lovers Leap: 22.3 mi
- Cole Run Falls: 12.9 mi
- Ohiopyle Falls: 18.7 mi
- Cucumber Falls: 19.0 mi
- Sugar Run Falls: 19.1 mi
- Mountain View: 18.1 mi
- Tharp Knob Picnic Area: 19.3 mi
- Cucumber Run Picnic Area: 19.4 mi
- Ali Ghan Picnic Grounds: 24.8 mi
- Baughman Spring: 1.9 mi
- Paterson Spring: 14.1 mi
- Kooser Spring: 18.4 mi
- Birdhouse: 13.8 mi
- Art: 16.3 mi
- Blind Skier and Camper Art Installation: 19.5 mi
- Blooming Rose: 18.9 mi
- Kendall: 19.0 mi
- Frankville: 22.2 mi
- US-219 Cove Overlook Rest Area: 11.9 mi
- Youghiogheny Overlook Welcome Center: 15.3 mi
- The Chateau Gardens: 21.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.8 miles of Vought Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Davis | SW 214° | 979 m | 2.5 mi |
| Baughman Rocks | SW 215° | 961 m | 1.9 mi |
| Glade Mountain | WSW 237° | 936 m | 3.3 mi |
| 2768 feet | NNW 338° | 923 m | 16.8 mi |
| Zehner Hill | SSW 203° | 914 m | 7.5 mi |
| Meadow Mountain | S 190° | 904 m | 17.3 mi |
| Ringer Hill | SSW 205° | 903 m | 6.0 mi |
| Maust Hill | SSW 204° | 901 m | 6.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:53 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 20:08 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:40 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:13 | 16:56 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 27 | 35 | 46 | 56 | 64 | 68 | 66 | 60 | 49 | 39 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Meyersdale 2 SSW, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357318904
Day trips start here
- Grantsville · 8 mi
- Somerset · 14 mi
- Ohiopyle · 19 mi
- McHenry · 21 mi
- Donegal · 24 mi
- Connellsville · 27 mi
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