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Wertenbaker Hill

Wertenbaker Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Wertenbaker Hill rises to 493 m in Maryland. Quirauk Mountain stands 654 m to the west, 4.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Derr Hill, a peak 1.4 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 3.4 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Maryland, United States of America

Wikidata Q31600820, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
493 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.69149, -77.42471

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Historic sites
  • Valley View Manor: 2.6 mi
  • St. Mother Teresa of Calcutta Statue: 3.7 mi
  • Monsignor Hugh J. Phillips: 3.7 mi
  • Redmond Memorial: 3.8 mi
  • The Good Shepherd: 3.8 mi
Parks
  • Roddy Road Park: 3.8 mi
  • Eyler Road Recreation Area: 4.1 mi
  • Knott Athletic, Recreational and Convocational Complex: 4.2 mi
  • Mechanicstown Square Park: 4.7 mi
  • Ice Plant Park: 4.7 mi
Museums: 51
  • Monterey Pass Battlefield Museum: 4.3 mi
  • Frederick County Fire Museum: 5.1 mi
  • Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Visitor Center: 5.2 mi
  • Museum of the Iron Worker: 7.8 mi
  • Renfrew Farm & Museum: 8.1 mi
Attractions: 24
  • Pumpkin Cannon: 7.4 mi
  • Catoctin Furnace: 7.6 mi
  • Sachs Covered Bridge: 10.8 mi
  • John Eisenhower Bridge: 11.1 mi
  • Walkersville Southern Railroad: 14.7 mi
Springs: 22
  • Fountaindale Spring: 3.6 mi
  • Browns Spring: 4.4 mi
  • Raven Rock Spring: 5.5 mi
  • Travelers Spring: 11.4 mi
  • Pearl Spring: 11.4 mi
Artworks: 19
Nature reserves: 15
Picnic sites: 6
  • Founder's Plaza: 3.9 mi
  • Chestnut Picnic Area: 4.1 mi
  • Owens Creek Picnic Area: 4.2 mi
  • Picnic Area: 11.2 mi
  • Picnic Area: 13.6 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 6.0 mi
  • South Mountain Welcome Center: 14.8 mi
  • South Mountain Welcome Center: 14.8 mi
  • I-81 Southbound West Virginia Welcome Center: 23.6 mi
Gardens: 3
  • 9-11 Memorial Garden: 12.2 mi
  • Four Square Garden: 20.9 mi
  • Filbert/Diller Corner Garden: 23.9 mi
Cliffs: 2
Waterfalls: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Beach Front: 5.3 mi
Covered bridges: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.5 miles of Wertenbaker Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Quirauk MountainW 274°654 m4.7 mi
Snowy MountainNNW 339°637 m10.6 mi
Buzzard PeakNNW 344°593 m9.1 mi
The KnobN 355°573 m11.2 mi
Catoctin MountainSW 217°572 m3.7 mi
Rocky MountainNNW 340°570 m12.5 mi
Salamander RockSSW 203°562 m8.6 mi
High RockW 273°559 m5.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4619:22
June solstice05:4320:0120:42
September equinox06:5818:3319:09
December solstice07:2816:0616:49

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313342546370747266564536
Precip in3.83.04.44.04.94.23.74.05.34.13.73.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Catoctin MTN Park, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 588115 — Wertenbaker Hill, Frederick County, Maryland.

OpenStreetMap element node/358240786

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