Crabbs Branch Stream Valley Park
Crabbs Branch Stream Valley Park is a nature reserve in Maryland, at a recorded elevation of 121 m. Sugarloaf Mountain stands 387 m to the northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Blueberry Hill Local Park, a park 1.0 miles away. Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway passes 7.2 miles off. 43 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 121 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Montgomery Parks
How to reach it
- 7.2 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 10.5 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 10.9 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
- 14.1 mi off the Antietam Campaign Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Washington Aqueduct Observation Platform · 10 mi
- Olmsted Island and Overlook Trail · 10 mi
- Great Falls Overlook · 10 mi
- Great Falls Overlook 1 · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Blueberry Hill Local Park: 1.0 mi
- King Farm Park: 1.1 mi
- Westside Dog Park - South: 1.1 mi
- Westside at Shady Grove Community Center & Park: 1.2 mi
- College Gardens Park: 1.3 mi
- King Farm Park Statue: 1.1 mi
- Flight of Fancy: 1.3 mi
- The Flow of History: 2.0 mi
- Rockville Pike Globe: 2.1 mi
- Upward Bound: 2.4 mi
- Winter's Run Local Park: 2.0 mi
- Washington Grove Forest Preserve - East Woods: 2.2 mi
- Mineral Springs Neighborhood Conservation Area: 2.5 mi
- Asbury "Wildlife at Work" Protected Habitat: 3.3 mi
- Arctic Neighborhood Conservation Area: 3.8 mi
- Stonestreet Museum: 2.2 mi
- Gaithersburg Community Museum: 3.0 mi
- Fire Museum: 3.1 mi
- Josiah Henson Museum: 5.2 mi
- Glenstone Museum: 6.8 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 2.3 mi
- Gaithersburg Latitude Observatory: 3.1 mi
- Parkland Memorial: 3.7 mi
- Montgomery County Public Safety Memorial: 4.7 mi
- Abandoned Gaynor Road bridge: 4.8 mi
- Glenview Mansion Garden: 2.3 mi
- Community Garden: 4.1 mi
- Schwartz Peony Garden: 5.6 mi
- No Place Like Home: 7.0 mi
- Children's Garden: 7.2 mi
- F. Scott Fitzgerald: 2.3 mi
- Carousel at Rio: 2.7 mi
- Cabin John Station: 5.6 mi
- Oakley Cabin: 6.0 mi
- Wheaton Carousel: 7.1 mi
- Oriole Picnic Area: 5.7 mi
- Pines Picnic Area: 5.9 mi
- Quail Ridge: 5.9 mi
- Chickadee Picnic Area: 6.2 mi
- Spectator Area: 7.1 mi
- Hunting Hill: 3.4 mi
- Black Hill: 9.4 mi
- Prospect Hill: 11.3 mi
- Point Reno: 12.0 mi
- Linnean Hill: 13.5 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 7.6 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 7.6 mi
- Friction Wall: 21.7 mi
- Quarry (former): 21.7 mi
- Quarry (former): 21.8 mi
- Sandy Spring: 7.0 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 9.2 mi
- Silver Spring: 10.8 mi
- Takoma Spring: 12.5 mi
- Indian Springs: 15.8 mi
- Great Falls: 9.9 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 10.5 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 10.7 mi
- McKeldin Falls: 21.4 mi
- Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 22.4 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 10.5 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 10.5 mi
- Fishing Shore: 14.4 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 18.6 mi
- Truck Rest Area: 17.4 mi
- Daniels: 22.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Crabbs Branch Stream Valley Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugarloaf Mountain | NW 308° | 387 m | 16.6 mi |
| Waterford Peak | WNW 282° | 361 m | 23.3 mi |
| Pine Rock | NW 304° | 346 m | 24.7 mi |
| Bald Mountain | WNW 288° | 235 m | 23.6 mi |
| Hogback Mountain | W 267° | 187 m | 24.6 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | ENE 57° | 169 m | 22.6 mi |
| Hunting Hill | SW 231° | 156 m | 3.4 mi |
| Gantt Hill | SSW 199° | 156 m | 13.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:45 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 19:59 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:32 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 16:08 | 16:50 |
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, 1 mi away.
- White-tailed Deer305 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel270 obs
- Canada Goose217 obs
- Eastern Bluebird190 obs
- Great Blue Heron186 obs
- American Robin182 obs
- Monarch179 obs
- Northern Cardinal159 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/967714855
Day trips start here
- Rockville · 2 mi
- Montgomery County · 3 mi
- Gaithersburg · 4 mi
- Olney · 5 mi
- Glenmont · 6 mi
- Kensington · 7 mi
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