Cliff · Maryland
Quartz Rock Outcropping
Quartz Rock Outcropping is a cliff in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 165 m. Sugarloaf Mountain stands 387 m to the west-northwest, 17 miles off. Historic National Road - Maryland passes 8.1 miles off. 38 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Scenic overlook of the river.
How to reach it
Coordinates39.21483, -77.08484
- 8.1 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 11.0 mi off the Old Main Streets
- 12.6 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 14.3 mi off the Antietam Campaign Byway
Overlooks nearby
- McKeldin Falls · 14 mi
- Putney's Bridge · 14 mi
- Old quarry filled with trash · 14 mi
- Cliff overlooking Quarry Lake · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Griffith Park: 2.1 mi
- Sundown Road Local Park: 2.3 mi
- Mount Zion Park: 2.4 mi
- Olney Boys and Girls Community Park: 3.0 mi
- Olney Family Neighborhood Park: 3.1 mi
Attractions
- Oakley Cabin: 2.5 mi
- Carousel at Rio: 9.0 mi
- F. Scott Fitzgerald: 9.7 mi
- Wheaton Carousel: 11.5 mi
- Wheaton Miniature Train: 11.5 mi
Nature reserves
- Upper Rock Creek Local Park: 2.7 mi
- Lois Y. Green Conservation Park: 5.2 mi
- Winter's Run Local Park: 5.7 mi
- Goshen Branch Stream Valley Park: 5.7 mi
- Hunters Woods Neighborhood Conservation Area: 5.8 mi
Gardens
- Brighton Azalea Garden: 4.4 mi
- Adventure Nursery: 8.0 mi
- Glenview Mansion Garden: 9.2 mi
- Schwartz Peony Garden: 9.9 mi
- Annie's Garden: 10.3 mi
Museums
- Sandy Spring Slave Museum: 4.7 mi
- Sandy Spring Museum: 5.6 mi
- Gaithersburg Community Museum: 7.7 mi
- Fire Museum: 7.8 mi
- Damascus Heritage Museum: 8.0 mi
Artworks
- Commons Tower: 7.8 mi
- King Farm Park Statue: 8.4 mi
- Flight of Fancy: 8.9 mi
- Celebración: 9.0 mi
- Synergy: 9.1 mi
Historic sites
- Cooksville: 8.1 mi
- Gaithersburg Latitude Observatory: 8.1 mi
- Lafayette's Tour: 8.4 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 9.8 mi
- Clopper Mill Ruins: 10.0 mi
Picnic sites: 57
- Blue Sky Park: 9.6 mi
- Oriole Picnic Area: 9.9 mi
- Pines Picnic Area: 10.1 mi
- Chickadee Picnic Area: 10.2 mi
- Midtown Park Gazebo: 10.4 mi
Peaks: 38
- Hunting Hill: 10.8 mi
- Black Hill: 11.6 mi
- Chestnut Hill: 16.4 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 16.8 mi
- Point Reno: 18.2 mi
Springs: 8
- Sandy Spring: 6.2 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 14.9 mi
- Silver Spring: 15.8 mi
- Takoma Spring: 17.2 mi
- Indian Springs: 18.0 mi
Waterfalls: 6
- McKeldin Falls: 14.2 mi
- Great Falls: 17.5 mi
- Cascade Falls: 17.9 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 18.0 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 18.2 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 0.0 mi
- Friction Wall: 16.1 mi
- Quarry (former): 16.2 mi
- Quarry (former): 16.2 mi
- Quarry (former): 16.3 mi
Beaches: 3
- Purplehorse Beach: 18.1 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 18.1 mi
- Fishing Shore: 21.0 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Daniels: 16.0 mi
- Harmony Grove: 23.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Truck Rest Area: 11.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Quartz Rock Outcropping. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugarloaf Mountain | WNW 281° | 387 m | 16.8 mi |
| Pine Rock | WNW 286° | 346 m | 24.9 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | ENE 70° | 169 m | 16.4 mi |
| Laurel Hill | NNW 332° | 163 m | 24.4 mi |
| The Bunker | NNE 32° | 157 m | 19.7 mi |
| Hunting Hill | SW 214° | 156 m | 10.8 mi |
| Gantt Hill | SSW 202° | 156 m | 21.5 mi |
| Black Hill | W 261° | 148 m | 11.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 19:59 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:32 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 16:07 | 16:49 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 35 | 37 | 45 | 56 | 65 | 73 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 57 | 47 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rockville 1 NE, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/9448191609
Day trips start here
- Olney · 4 mi
- Montgomery County · 8 mi
- Gaithersburg · 10 mi
- Germantown · 10 mi
- Glenmont · 10 mi
- Rockville · 10 mi
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