Peak · Maryland
Cat Rock
Cat Rock rises to 476 m in Maryland. Quirauk Mountain stands 654 m to the north-northwest, 6.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Chimney Rock, a peak 1.2 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 1.4 miles off.
The story
Mountain in the United States of America.
Wikidata Q31598886, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 476 m
How to reach it
Coordinates39.61615, -77.44877
- 1.4 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 2.0 mi off the Old Main Streets
- 12.2 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 12.8 mi off the Antietam Campaign Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Chimney Rock · 1 mi
- Middletown Overlook · 11 mi
- White Rocks · 15 mi
- CS Sharpshooter's position · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Thurmont Park: 1.8 mi
- Mechanicstown Square Park: 2.0 mi
- Catoctin Wildlife Preserve & Zoo: 2.1 mi
- Thurmont Memorial Park: 2.2 mi
- Ice Plant Park: 2.2 mi
Historic sites
- Ironmaster's House: 2.5 mi
- Valley View Manor: 3.4 mi
- The Good Shepherd: 6.6 mi
- St. John Marie Vianney: 6.7 mi
- Statue of Cardinal John Henry Newman: 6.7 mi
Peaks
- Chimney Rock: 1.2 mi
- Bob's Hill: 1.3 mi
- Wolf Rock: 1.4 mi
- Black Rock: 2.4 mi
- Catoctin Mountain: 2.4 mi
Museums: 50
- Museum of the Iron Worker: 2.7 mi
- MARC Nature Center: 8.5 mi
- Monterey Pass Battlefield Museum: 8.6 mi
- Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Visitor Center: 8.7 mi
- Frederick County Fire Museum: 8.7 mi
Attractions: 29
- Catoctin Furnace: 2.5 mi
- Pumpkin Cannon: 4.1 mi
- Walkersville Southern Railroad: 10.3 mi
- Children's Village of Washington County: 12.7 mi
- The Great Frederick Fair: 14.3 mi
Springs: 21
- Raven Rock Spring: 5.6 mi
- Browns Spring: 8.6 mi
- Spout Spring: 8.7 mi
- Fountaindale Spring: 8.9 mi
- Annapolis Rock Spring: 8.9 mi
Nature reserves: 20
- Frank Bentz Pond Fish Management Area: 1.3 mi
- A.M. Powell Hatchery Fish Management Area: 10.3 mi
- Middletown Watershed: 10.7 mi
- Antietam National Battlefield: 13.5 mi
- Lambs Knoll Fire Tower: 15.0 mi
Artworks: 16
- St. Francis: 6.7 mi
- Fr. John Dubois: 6.8 mi
- Civilian Conservation Corps: 10.8 mi
- 42 West: 11.9 mi
- Spire: 14.0 mi
Picnic sites: 5
- Chestnut Picnic Area: 2.7 mi
- Owens Creek Picnic Area: 3.3 mi
- Founder's Plaza: 6.8 mi
- Public Grills & Picnic Area: 13.9 mi
- Dargan Bend: 23.3 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 9.6 mi
- South Mountain Welcome Center: 10.2 mi
- I-81 Southbound West Virginia Welcome Center: 21.3 mi
- Truck Rest Area: 22.2 mi
Gardens: 3
- 9-11 Memorial Garden: 16.4 mi
- Four Square Garden: 17.2 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 24.9 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Cunningham Falls: 1.6 mi
- Old Dam Waterfall: 18.9 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Clermont Crag: 8.4 mi
- Sevenfoot Rock: 11.8 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Harmony Grove: 11.5 mi
- Tartown: 14.1 mi
Beaches: 1
- Beach Front: 8.9 mi
Covered bridges: 1
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 15.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.1 miles of Cat Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quirauk Mountain | NNW 328° | 654 m | 6.5 mi |
| Buzzard Peak | N 355° | 593 m | 14.0 mi |
| Catoctin Mountain | NNW 337° | 572 m | 2.4 mi |
| Salamander Rock | SW 217° | 562 m | 3.5 mi |
| High Rock | NW 324° | 559 m | 6.7 mi |
| Virginia Rock | N 356° | 545 m | 10.8 mi |
| Annapolis Rock | WSW 243° | 538 m | 8.9 mi |
| Lambs Knoll | SW 219° | 536 m | 15.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:46 | 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, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 589913 — Cat Rock, Frederick County, Maryland.
OpenStreetMap element node/358241491
Day trips start here
- Catoctin Mountain Park · 2 mi
- Thurmont · 2 mi
- Frederick County · 10 mi
- Boonsboro · 13 mi
- Middletown · 13 mi
- Frederick · 14 mi
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