Muddy Creek Falls
Muddy Creek Falls is a waterfall in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 689 m. Wild Turkey Rock stands 984 m to the east-southeast, 9.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Lower Swallow Falls, a waterfall 0.3 miles away. Mountain Maryland Byway passes 0.3 miles off.
What the record says
- Height
- 16.15 m
How to reach it
- 0.3 mi off the Mountain Maryland Byway
- 6.3 mi off the Old Route 7 Byway
- 12.7 mi off the Cheat River Byway
- 12.9 mi off the Northwestern Turnpike
Overlooks nearby
- Deep Creek Lake · 5 mi
- Monroe Run Valley · 12 mi
- Point Lookout · 28 mi
- Paradise Overlook · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bray Hill: 1.7 mi
- Piney Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Roman Nose Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Lewis Knob: 3.3 mi
- Upper Ford Hill: 3.7 mi
- Sang Run State Park: 4.9 mi
- Arboretum: 6.1 mi
- Thayer State Game Refuge: 6.1 mi
- Broadford Recreation Area: 6.3 mi
- Rotary Park: 6.4 mi
- Col. James McHenry of Baltimore: 4.7 mi
- Deep Creek Lake Garrett County: 4.9 mi
- Beth's Garden: 6.4 mi
- Cobbler Shop in 1859: 6.5 mi
- Highest Point on the Maryland State Roads System: 13.8 mi
- Fork Run Recreation Area: 2.3 mi
- Herrington Manor State Park: 3.4 mi
- Cranesville Swamp Preserve: 4.2 mi
- Fulcher P. Smith Conservation Area: 5.7 mi
- Elder Hill Fire Tower: 7.3 mi
- Mountain Coaster: 4.7 mi
- Pleasant Valley Dreamrides: 10.2 mi
- Old Cherry Glade Meetinghouse: 11.2 mi
- eroded outcropping: 15.8 mi
- Spruce Forest Artisan Village: 19.9 mi
- Garrett County Museum of Transportation: 6.3 mi
- Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Station: 6.3 mi
- Garrett County Historical Museum: 6.4 mi
- Generation Museum: 17.1 mi
- Grantsville Museum: 19.4 mi
- Lower Swallow Falls: 0.3 mi
- Upper Swallow Falls: 0.4 mi
- Tolliver Falls: 0.4 mi
- Matador Falls: 19.3 mi
- Kendall: 9.1 mi
- Blooming Rose: 10.8 mi
- Frankville: 13.4 mi
- Kempton: 20.7 mi
- Blind Skier and Camper Art Installation: 6.6 mi
- Metal Sculpture: 23.0 mi
- Youghiogheny Overlook Welcome Center: 12.4 mi
- US-219 Cove Overlook Rest Area: 14.1 mi
- Shelter Rocks: 22.9 mi
- Baughman Rock Overlook: 23.9 mi
- The Chateau Gardens: 22.1 mi
- Baughman Spring: 24.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.1 miles of Muddy Creek Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wild Turkey Rock | ESE 120° | 984 m | 9.9 mi |
| Allegheny Heights | S 170° | 977 m | 11.8 mi |
| Conneway Hill | S 179° | 973 m | 13.6 mi |
| Shaffer Mountain | SSW 207° | 972 m | 12.7 mi |
| Gregg Knob | W 270° | 960 m | 6.2 mi |
| Eagle Rock | SE 129° | 953 m | 9.5 mi |
| Marsh Hill | NE 38° | 948 m | 4.2 mi |
| Snaggy Mountain | WSW 255° | 946 m | 3.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:54 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 20:09 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:41 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:15 | 16:58 |
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 | 25 | 28 | 36 | 47 | 56 | 63 | 68 | 66 | 60 | 50 | 39 | 30 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sines Deep Creek, 2 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Dec–May — fullest in Feb, leanest in Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 789 | 1,015 | 759 | 698 | 838 | 414 | 331 | 233 | 260 | 282 | 452 | 694 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Youghiogheny River Near Mchenry, MD, 2 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/7072604751
Day trips start here
- McHenry · 5 mi
- Kingwood · 15 mi
- Grantsville · 19 mi
- Ohiopyle · 26 mi
- Morgantown · 30 mi
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