High Water Mark of the Rebellion
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High Water Mark of the Rebellion is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 180 m. Buzzard Peak stands 593 m to the west, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is 1st NY Artillery “Cowan’s Battery” Cowan, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway runs past it.
The story
The High Water Mark of the Rebellion Monument is a Gettysburg Battlefield memorial which identifies the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia units of the infantry attack on the Battle of Gettysburg, third day, with a large bronze tablet, as well as the Union Army of the Potomac's "respective troops who met or assisted to repulse Longstreet's Assault." The memorial is named for the line of dead and wounded of Pickett's Charge which marked the deepest penetration into the Union line at The Angle when "4,500 men threw down their arms and came in as prisoners". The line is now generally marked with unit monuments which are also historic district contributing structures. The High Water Mark monument is accessible via Hancock Avenue which has parking spaces alongside, and a path leads to the site from a parking lot at the former Cyclorama Building at Gettysburg, which served for fifty years as a Gettysburg Battlefield visitor center by the National Park Service until it was demolished in 2013.
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Wikidata Q5757405, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- On the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 8.4 mi off the Old Main Streets
- 18.0 mi off the Mason and Dixon Byway
- 23.3 mi off the Falls Road
Overlooks nearby
- CS Sharpshooter's position · 1 mi
- Chimney Rock · 16 mi
- Middletown Overlook · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- 1st NY Artillery “Cowan’s Battery” Cowan: 0.0 mi
- MA Regiments markers: 0.0 mi
- 106th PA Curry: 0.0 mi
- 4th ME Walker(w) / Libby: 0.0 mi
- RI Artillery “Brown’s Battery B” Brown(w) / Perrin: 0.0 mi
- Cemetery Hill: 0.7 mi
- Powers Hill: 0.9 mi
- Culps Hill: 0.9 mi
- Benner Hill: 1.5 mi
- Little Round Top: 1.5 mi
- Gettysburg Recreational Park: 0.9 mi
- West Fields: 1.9 mi
- Gettysburg Municipal Authority: 1.9 mi
- Straban Township Park: 3.7 mi
- Norm Weaver Memorial Park: 5.5 mi
- Lincoln Train Museum: 0.4 mi
- Gettysburg Heritage Center: 0.5 mi
- Gettysburg Museum: 0.5 mi
- Ford Motor Company Fund Education Center: 0.5 mi
- Gettysburg Diorama & History Center: 0.6 mi
- Menchey’s Spring: 0.8 mi
- Spangler's Spring: 1.0 mi
- Katelysine Spring: 2.1 mi
- Koontz Spring: 9.2 mi
- Poplar Spring: 9.2 mi
- Abraham Lincoln at Gettysburg: 0.6 mi
- Women's Memorial: 0.7 mi
- Return visit: 1.3 mi
- Sacred Heart of Jesus Statue: 10.5 mi
- Fr. John Dubois: 11.0 mi
- Caledonia State Park: 14.5 mi
- Tumbling Run Game Preserve: 15.3 mi
- Frank Bentz Pond Fish Management Area: 16.6 mi
- Spiegle Cooperative Wildlife Management Area: 16.7 mi
- Union Mills Reservoir Area: 16.8 mi
- Picnic Area: 0.7 mi
- Picnic Area: 2.0 mi
- Founder's Plaza: 11.0 mi
- Chestnut Picnic Area: 17.2 mi
- Owens Creek Picnic Area: 17.3 mi
- John Eisenhower Bridge: 2.0 mi
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 2.4 mi
- Pumpkin Cannon: 17.2 mi
- Catoctin Furnace: 19.2 mi
- Walkersville Southern Railroad: 23.5 mi
- Filbert/Diller Corner Garden: 12.6 mi
- 9-11 Memorial Garden: 16.4 mi
- Cameron-Masland Mansion Garden: 19.5 mi
- Peace Garden: 22.6 mi
- Shippensburg University Campus Farm: 22.7 mi
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 2.4 mi
- Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 8.3 mi
- Tartown: 11.5 mi
- Clermont Crag: 14.3 mi
- Beach Front: 15.2 mi
- Cunningham Falls: 17.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.5 miles of High Water Mark of the Rebellion. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buzzard Peak | W 272° | 593 m | 12.5 mi |
| The Knob | WNW 284° | 573 m | 11.4 mi |
| Virginia Rock | WSW 257° | 545 m | 12.4 mi |
| Mount Newman | WNW 296° | 544 m | 11.8 mi |
| Chimney Rocks | W 272° | 535 m | 12.5 mi |
| Wildcat Rocks | WSW 254° | 533 m | 12.9 mi |
| Briar Mountain | W 269° | 533 m | 13.5 mi |
| College Mountain | SW 221° | 520 m | 11.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:45 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 20:01 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 16:05 | 16:48 |
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 | 30 | 33 | 41 | 52 | 61 | 70 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Eisenhower NHS, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/710677005
Day trips start here
- Gettysburg · 1 mi
- Hanover · 13 mi
- Thurmont · 16 mi
- Catoctin Mountain Park · 17 mi
- Westminster · 21 mi
- Chambersburg · 24 mi
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