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Hoye-Crest is a summit along Backbone Mountain just inside of Garrett County, Maryland. It is the highest natural point in Maryland at an elevation of 3,360 feet (1,020 m). [3] The location, named for Captain Charles E. Hoye (1876–1951), founder of the Garrett County Historical Society, offers a view of the North Branch Potomac River valley ...
Located just inside of Maryland along Backbone Mountain is Hoye-Crest.At an elevation of 3,360 feet (1,020 m), it is the highest point in the state of Maryland.The location, named for Captain Charles Hoye, founder of the Garrett County Historical Society, has a marker and offers a view of the North Branch Potomac River valley to the east.
Kingman Reef high point – less than 7 feet (2 m) [92] Midway Atoll, Sand Island high point – 50 feet (15 m) [92] – The highest point of the U.S. minor outlying islands in the Pacific Ocean. Navassa Island high point – 280 feet (85 m) [91] – The highest point of all the U.S. minor outlying islands. Palmyra Atoll high point – 10 feet ...
This is a list of mountains in the U.S. state of Maryland. By mountain range ... High Knob (1,531 ft.) ... Piney Mountain (1,691 ft.) Pine Rock (1,200 ft) Point of ...
The highest point in Maryland, with an elevation of 3,360 feet (1,020 m), is Hoye Crest on Backbone Mountain, in the southwest corner of Garrett County, near the border with West Virginia, and near the headwaters of the North Branch of the Potomac River.
Fort Reno Park has the highest point in the District of Columbia. [11] 345 feet (105 m) Lakewood Florida [12] Unincorporated settlement by Britton Hill, the highest natural point in Florida. Britton Hill is the lowest high point in any state. The highest incorporated town is nearby Paxton, at 318 feet (97 m). 3297 feet (1005 m) Sky Valley ...
The highest point on Dans Mountain is called Dan's Rock which has an elevation of 2,895 feet (882 m). The mountain rises 2,200 feet (670 m) above the town of LaVale and the summit is the highest point in Allegany County. Although there are higher points in Maryland, Dans Mountain has the most impressive escarpment of Maryland
The county's highest elevations are located along four flat-topped ridges and range to a height of 3,360 feet (1,020 m) at Hoye-Crest along Backbone Mountain, the highest point in the state of Maryland. [9] As is typical in the Allegheny region, broad flats generally lie below the ridge crests at elevations of approximately 500 feet (150 m).