Wolf Rock
Wolf Rock rises to 832 m in Maryland. Pinnacle stands 950 m to the southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Fox Hill, a peak 0.9 miles away. Mountain Maryland Byway passes 2.2 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Maryland, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31600902, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 832 m
How to reach it
- 2.2 mi off the Mountain Maryland Byway
- 5.8 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 9.5 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 23.1 mi off the Historic National Road - Pennsylvania, National
Overlooks nearby
- Monroe Run Valley · 15 mi
- Warrior Mountain Overlook · 23 mi
- Deep Creek Lake · 23 mi
- Banner's Overlook · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Midland Area Park: 2.5 mi
- Rawlings Area Park: 2.5 mi
- Lonanconing Ballfield: 3.2 mi
- Furnace Park: 3.2 mi
- Lonaconing Historic District: 3.4 mi
- Fox Hill: 0.9 mi
- Dans Rock: 1.7 mi
- Fort Hill: 3.1 mi
- Jackson Mountain: 4.4 mi
- Fairview: 4.5 mi
- Dan's Rock Fire Tower: 1.7 mi
- Fort Hill Heritage Conservation Fund Site: 2.8 mi
- Gary A Yoder Fish Management Area: 6.0 mi
- McCoole Fish Management Area: 8.5 mi
- Miltenberger CREP Easement: 8.5 mi
- buisness lot: 5.4 mi
- Brownsville/Park Avenue Monument: 6.2 mi
- First Toll Gate House: 6.3 mi
- The Castle - built 1840: 9.3 mi
- National Road Monument: 10.1 mi
- Thrasher Carriage Museum: 6.5 mi
- Frostburg Museum: 6.5 mi
- Westernport Heritage Society Museum: 8.7 mi
- Mount Savage Museum: 9.6 mi
- F. Brooke Whiting House & Museum: 9.7 mi
- eroded outcropping: 11.3 mi
- Spruce Forest Artisan Village: 15.1 mi
- Potomac Eagle Scenic Railroad: 16.5 mi
- Old Cherry Glade Meetinghouse: 18.6 mi
- Mountain Coaster: 23.7 mi
- St Johns rock scenic overlook: 7.7 mi
- Lovers Leap: 10.3 mi
- Hanging Rocks: 14.6 mi
- Shelter Rocks: 19.7 mi
- Art: 6.7 mi
- Blind Skier and Camper Art Installation: 22.3 mi
- Mountain View: 9.3 mi
- Ali Ghan Picnic Grounds: 12.7 mi
- River Beach: 16.6 mi
- Public River Access, Fishing: 17.2 mi
- Frankville: 14.0 mi
- Baughman Spring: 20.9 mi
- US-219 Cove Overlook Rest Area: 21.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.3 miles of Wolf Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pinnacle | SW 215° | 950 m | 15.1 mi |
| Big Savage Mountain | W 263° | 913 m | 9.6 mi |
| High Rock | W 262° | 910 m | 9.6 mi |
| Sampson Rock | N 357° | 895 m | 10.1 mi |
| Saint John Rock | NNW 340° | 890 m | 7.8 mi |
| Dans Rock | NE 40° | 883 m | 1.7 mi |
| Elbow Mountain | WNW 283° | 859 m | 7.8 mi |
| Little Savage Mountain | N 359° | 859 m | 11.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:52 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 20:07 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:39 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 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 | 26 | 29 | 36 | 48 | 57 | 65 | 69 | 68 | 62 | 51 | 40 | 31 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 5.2 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Frostburg 2, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 591581 — Wolf Rock, Allegany County, Maryland.
OpenStreetMap element node/358241651
Day trips start here
- Grantsville · 16 mi
- McHenry · 23 mi
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