Peak · Maryland
Black Rock
Black Rock rises to 526 m in Maryland. Quirauk Mountain stands 654 m to the north-northwest, 7.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Salamander Rock, a peak 1.1 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 2.3 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 526 m
How to reach it
Coordinates39.58981, -77.47763
- 2.3 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 4.2 mi off the Old Main Streets
- 9.9 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 10.4 mi off the Antietam Campaign Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Chimney Rock · 4 mi
- Middletown Overlook · 9 mi
- White Rocks · 13 mi
- Georgians Overlook · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Salamander Rock: 1.1 mi
- Bob's Hill: 1.1 mi
- Cat Rock: 2.4 mi
- Chimney Rock: 3.6 mi
- Wolf Rock: 3.7 mi
Historic sites
- Ironmaster's House: 2.4 mi
- Valley View Manor: 5.3 mi
- Hamburg Lookout Tower: 5.5 mi
- Old Cottage: 5.8 mi
- Black Rock Hotel: 6.0 mi
Parks
- Catoctin Wildlife Preserve & Zoo: 2.6 mi
- Wolfsville Ruritan Community Park: 3.9 mi
- Thurmont Park: 4.0 mi
- Mechanicstown Square Park: 4.2 mi
- Thurmont Memorial Park: 4.3 mi
Museums: 54
- Museum of the Iron Worker: 2.4 mi
- MARC Nature Center: 6.9 mi
- Monterey Pass Battlefield Museum: 10.2 mi
- Boonsboro Museum of History: 10.9 mi
- Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Visitor Center: 11.0 mi
Attractions: 42
- Catoctin Furnace: 2.4 mi
- Pumpkin Cannon: 5.2 mi
- Walkersville Southern Railroad: 9.7 mi
- Children's Village of Washington County: 11.4 mi
- The Great Frederick Fair: 13.0 mi
Springs: 21
- Raven Rock Spring: 6.2 mi
- Spout Spring: 6.8 mi
- Annapolis Rock Spring: 6.8 mi
- Bootjack Spring: 8.1 mi
- Browns Spring: 10.3 mi
Nature reserves: 20
- Frank Bentz Pond Fish Management Area: 3.5 mi
- A.M. Powell Hatchery Fish Management Area: 8.6 mi
- Middletown Watershed: 8.6 mi
- Antietam National Battlefield: 11.1 mi
- Lambs Knoll Fire Tower: 12.6 mi
Artworks: 14
- Civilian Conservation Corps: 8.8 mi
- St. Francis: 9.1 mi
- Fr. John Dubois: 9.2 mi
- Spire: 12.5 mi
- 42 West: 12.7 mi
Picnic sites: 8
- Chestnut Picnic Area: 4.1 mi
- Owens Creek Picnic Area: 4.4 mi
- Founder's Plaza: 9.2 mi
- Public Grills & Picnic Area: 12.4 mi
- Picnic Area: 18.1 mi
Rest areas: 5
- South Mountain Welcome Center: 7.9 mi
- South Mountain Welcome Center: 8.0 mi
- Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 12.0 mi
- I-81 Southbound West Virginia Welcome Center: 19.7 mi
- Truck Rest Area: 21.9 mi
Gardens: 3
- Four Square Garden: 15.1 mi
- 9-11 Memorial Garden: 17.8 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 23.8 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Cunningham Falls: 2.9 mi
- Old Dam Waterfall: 16.6 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Sevenfoot Rock: 9.8 mi
- Clermont Crag: 10.0 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Harmony Grove: 10.3 mi
- Tartown: 15.9 mi
Beaches: 1
- Beach Front: 10.3 mi
Covered bridges: 1
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 17.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.4 miles of Black Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quirauk Mountain | NNW 346° | 654 m | 7.6 mi |
| Buzzard Peak | N 1° | 593 m | 15.8 mi |
| Catoctin Mountain | N 8° | 572 m | 4.1 mi |
| Salamander Rock | SSW 210° | 562 m | 1.1 mi |
| High Rock | NNW 342° | 559 m | 7.7 mi |
| Black Rock | W 260° | 549 m | 6.5 mi |
| Virginia Rock | N 3° | 545 m | 12.6 mi |
| Annapolis Rock | WSW 251° | 538 m | 6.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:47 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 20:01 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:33 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:07 | 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 | 31 | 33 | 42 | 54 | 63 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 66 | 56 | 45 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.0 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 5.3 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Catoctin MTN Park, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358238205
Day trips start here
- Catoctin Mountain Park · 4 mi
- Thurmont · 5 mi
- Frederick County · 9 mi
- Boonsboro · 11 mi
- Middletown · 11 mi
- Frederick · 13 mi
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