Lake Placid Dam
Lake Placid Dam is a nature reserve in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 105 m. Sugarloaf Mountain stands 387 m to the northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Montgomery County Public Safety Memorial, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway passes 4.2 miles off. 44 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Gaithersburg
How to reach it
- 4.2 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 8.3 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
- 10.0 mi off the Antietam Campaign Byway
- 10.5 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook rock, high · 6 mi
- Overlook rock, lower · 6 mi
- Washington Aqueduct Observation Platform · 8 mi
- Olmsted Island and Overlook Trail · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Montgomery County Public Safety Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Inspiration Park: 0.6 mi
- Gaithersburg Latitude Observatory: 2.7 mi
- Clopper Mill Ruins: 3.1 mi
- Clopper Mill Ruins: 3.1 mi
- Lakelands Park: 0.4 mi
- Kentlands Mansion: 0.5 mi
- Kentlands Green: 0.6 mi
- Inspiration Park: 0.6 mi
- Four Corners Park: 0.6 mi
- Community Garden: 0.7 mi
- Schwartz Peony Garden: 2.5 mi
- Glenview Mansion Garden: 6.0 mi
- Vermont Maple Garden: 9.9 mi
- No Place Like Home: 10.0 mi
- Market Square Colonnade: 0.7 mi
- A Circle of Acanthus Leaf Chairs: 0.8 mi
- Three Big Dogs: 1.3 mi
- Innovator's Park: 1.7 mi
- Cosmic Coffee: 1.9 mi
- Orchard Neighborhood Park: 1.6 mi
- Asbury "Wildlife at Work" Protected Habitat: 3.4 mi
- Washington Grove Forest Preserve - East Woods: 4.0 mi
- Mineral Springs Neighborhood Conservation Area: 4.6 mi
- Crabbs Branch Stream Valley Park: 4.7 mi
- Carousel at Rio: 2.1 mi
- Lock 22: Pennyfield Lock: 4.9 mi
- F. Scott Fitzgerald: 5.2 mi
- Lock 21: Swains Lock: 5.5 mi
- Lock 23: Violettes Lock: 5.8 mi
- Quail Ridge: 2.2 mi
- Oriole Picnic Area: 2.5 mi
- Pines Picnic Area: 2.5 mi
- Chickadee Picnic Area: 2.8 mi
- Blue Sky Park: 8.9 mi
- Fire Museum: 3.0 mi
- Gaithersburg Community Museum: 3.1 mi
- Glenstone Museum: 3.7 mi
- Stonestreet Museum: 4.7 mi
- Mooseum: 4.8 mi
- Hunting Hill: 2.7 mi
- Black Hill: 6.2 mi
- Prospect Hill: 9.9 mi
- Nokes Hill: 10.8 mi
- Gantt Hill: 12.8 mi
- Sandy Spring: 11.7 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 12.0 mi
- Silver Spring: 13.9 mi
- Takoma Spring: 15.6 mi
- Kanawha Spring: 19.2 mi
- Great Falls: 7.9 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 10.0 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 10.0 mi
- Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 18.1 mi
- McKeldin Falls: 25.0 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 8.9 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 8.9 mi
- Fishing Shore: 15.7 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 18.8 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 10.8 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 10.8 mi
- Truck Rest Area: 17.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lake Placid Dam. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugarloaf Mountain | NW 321° | 387 m | 13.4 mi |
| Waterford Peak | WNW 286° | 361 m | 18.8 mi |
| Pine Rock | NW 312° | 346 m | 21.2 mi |
| Bald Mountain | WNW 293° | 235 m | 19.3 mi |
| Hogback Mountain | W 267° | 187 m | 19.9 mi |
| Steptoe Hill | WSW 258° | 176 m | 24.2 mi |
| Hunting Hill | SE 131° | 156 m | 2.7 mi |
| Gantt Hill | S 179° | 156 m | 12.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:46 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 19:59 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:33 | 19:08 |
| 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, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/374791414
Day trips start here
- Gaithersburg · 2 mi
- Montgomery County · 3 mi
- Germantown · 5 mi
- Rockville · 5 mi
- Potomac · 7 mi
- Great Falls · 8 mi
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