- Elevation, modelled
- 87 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Sugarloaf Mountain387 m · 22.1 mi
- Nearest byway
- George Washington Memorial Parkway1.5 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:38local time
- Coordinates
- 38.9834, -77.1934
Rock Run Stream Valley Park is a nature reserve in Maryland, at a modelled 87 m. Sugarloaf Mountain stands 387 m to the north-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Carderock, Chesapeake & Ohio National Historic Park, a picnic site 0.8 miles away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 1.5 miles off. 48 named summits stand within 25 miles.
This narrow, winding park is undeveloped for active recreation but offers areas for quiet enjoyment of the natural environment.
- Operated by
- Montgomery Parks
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rock Run Stream Valley Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugarloaf Mountain | NNW 331° | 387 m | 22.1 mi |
| Waterford Peak | NW 305° | 361 m | 24.7 mi |
| Hogback Mountain | WNW 289° | 187 m | 23.5 mi |
| Gantt Hill | SSW 208° | 156 m | 4.5 mi |
| Hunting Hill | N 358° | 156 m | 7.0 mi |
| Black Hill | NNW 338° | 148 m | 15.2 mi |
| Mount Daniel | S 174° | 144 m | 6.0 mi |
| Freedom Hill | SSW 213° | 140 m | 4.9 mi |
- 1.5 mi off the George Washington Memorial ParkwayNational
- 1.8 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
- 0.7 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 14.6 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Stubblefield Falls Overlook · 1 mi
- Scott's Run Falls · 1 mi
- Overlook 1 · 2 mi
- Overlook 2 · 2 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Carderock, Chesapeake & Ohio National Historic Park: 0.8 mi
- Olney Park: 4.7 mi
- Filene Center Lawns: 5.0 mi
- Composer's Cottage Picnic Area: 5.0 mi
- Picnic area C: 6.6 mi
- Rapley Preserve Park: 0.9 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 1.2 mi
- Woodrock Terrace Park: 1.6 mi
- Aire picnic: 1.6 mi
- Woodrock Playground Park: 1.8 mi
- Burling Defenders: 1.3 mi
- Ruins of Worker's Houses for Nearby Quarries: 1.6 mi
- Mather Gorge: 3.0 mi
- Mather Gorge marker: 3.0 mi
- Crystal Pool: 3.1 mi
- Carderock Springs Neighborhood Conservation Area: 1.5 mi
- New Hope Island Conservation Park: 1.7 mi
- Turkey Run Park: 2.1 mi
- Charred Oak Neighborhood Conservation Area: 2.2 mi
- Langley Oaks Park: 2.4 mi
- Clara Barton House: 3.0 mi
- Ratner Museum: 4.6 mi
- Selfie Wrld: 4.7 mi
- KID Museum: 5.2 mi
- Colvin Run Mill: 5.5 mi
- A-12 Oxcart: 3.2 mi
- Kryptos: 3.3 mi
- Sky Horizon Sculpture: 5.0 mi
- Potomac River Water Filtration Plant: 5.0 mi
- Bethesda Walkaround: 5.1 mi
- Capital One Sculpture Garden: 4.2 mi
- Topaz House West Garden: 5.5 mi
- Topaz House East Garden: 5.6 mi
- Fred Packard Grove: 5.7 mi
- White Garden: 5.7 mi
- Prospect Hill: 2.6 mi
- Gantt Hill: 4.5 mi
- Freedom Hill: 4.9 mi
- Minor's Hill: 5.8 mi
- Mount Daniel: 6.0 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 1.0 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 1.2 mi
- Great Falls: 3.3 mi
- Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 18.0 mi
- Coe Creek: 19.9 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 7.1 mi
- Silver Spring: 8.8 mi
- Takoma Spring: 10.1 mi
- Sandy Spring: 14.2 mi
- Indian Springs: 16.1 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 2.5 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 2.6 mi
- Fishing Shore: 7.2 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 9.7 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 17.0 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 17.0 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 17.0 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 18.2 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 20.2 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 20.2 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:46 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 19:58 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 16:08 | 16:50 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 37 | 44 | 56 | 65 | 73 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 57 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dalecarlia Rsvr, 5 mi away.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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- Bethesda · 5 mi
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