Peak · Maryland
Hauser Ridge
Hauser Ridge rises to 152 m in Maryland. Quirauk Mountain stands 654 m to the northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is A. Pottenberger Farmhouse, a historic site 0.4 miles away. Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway passes 0.4 miles off.
The story
mountain in Maryland, United States of America
Wikidata Q31599501, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 152 m
How to reach it
Coordinates39.47510, -77.75833
- 0.4 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 0.7 mi off the Antietam Campaign Byway
- 4.1 mi off the Washington Heritage Trail, National
- 6.0 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
Overlooks nearby
- Georgians Overlook · 2 mi
- White Rocks · 7 mi
- Stone Fort · 10 mi
- Maryland Heights Overlook · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- A. Pottenberger Farmhouse: 0.4 mi
- Ransom’s Brigade: 0.4 mi
- Early’s Brigade: 0.4 mi
- Lt. Col John Lemuel Stetson Killed Here - 59th NY: 0.4 mi
- Mclaws Division: 0.4 mi
Peaks
- Nicodemus Heights: 0.7 mi
- Ferry Hill: 3.3 mi
- Red Hill: 3.4 mi
- Hawks Hill: 5.8 mi
- Devils Backbone: 5.8 mi
Parks
- Washington County Agricultural Education Center: 2.8 mi
- Taylor Park: 3.5 mi
- James Rumsey Park: 3.7 mi
- Shepherdstown Historic District: 4.0 mi
- Bane Harris Community Park: 4.0 mi
Attractions: 45
- Lock 40: 1.4 mi
- Lock 39: 2.5 mi
- Lock 38 Path: 3.5 mi
- Little House: 3.9 mi
- Antietam Creek Aqueduct: 4.0 mi
Museums: 37
- Antietam National Battlefield Visitors Center: 0.7 mi
- Hagerstown Model Railroad Museum at Antietam Station: 1.7 mi
- Pry House Field Hospital Museum: 2.4 mi
- Civil War Medical Museum: 2.4 mi
- Washington County Rural Heritage Museum: 2.9 mi
Nature reserves: 15
- McClellan's Lookup Fire Tower: 3.6 mi
- Yankauer Nature Preserve: 5.2 mi
- Lambs Knoll Fire Tower: 7.2 mi
- Antietam National Battlefield: 7.5 mi
- Brownsville Pond Fish Management Area: 8.3 mi
Springs: 15
- Annapolis Rock Spring: 10.2 mi
- Bootjack Spring: 14.3 mi
- Spout Spring: 15.2 mi
- Cooper Springs: 17.6 mi
- Raven Rock Spring: 18.4 mi
Artworks: 8
- Saint Maria Goretti: 13.8 mi
- Civilian Conservation Corps: 14.1 mi
- Spire: 18.8 mi
- WINDSWEPT: 18.9 mi
- Water Lily Swirl: 19.0 mi
Picnic sites: 5
- Dargan Bend: 7.7 mi
- Public Grills & Picnic Area: 18.5 mi
- Owens Creek Picnic Area: 19.0 mi
- Chestnut Picnic Area: 19.1 mi
- Nolands Ferry: 21.5 mi
Rest areas: 4
- South Mountain Welcome Center: 9.0 mi
- I-81 Southbound West Virginia Welcome Center: 9.1 mi
- South Mountain Welcome Center: 9.1 mi
- Virginia Welcome Center at Clear Brook: 24.9 mi
Beaches: 4
- Shenandoah Lake Beach: 18.6 mi
- Beach Front: 22.6 mi
- River Access: 24.1 mi
- River Access: 24.7 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Old Dam Waterfall: 2.3 mi
- Cunningham Falls: 18.8 mi
Gardens: 2
- Four Square Garden: 2.8 mi
- Native Pollinator Meadow: 23.1 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Sevenfoot Rock: 14.7 mi
- Clermont Crag: 23.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Harmony Grove: 19.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.3 miles of Hauser Ridge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quirauk Mountain | NE 40° | 654 m | 20.1 mi |
| Hearthstone Mountain | NW 325° | 616 m | 20.0 mi |
| Catoctin Mountain | NE 52° | 572 m | 19.6 mi |
| Salamander Rock | ENE 64° | 562 m | 16.0 mi |
| High Rock | NE 39° | 559 m | 19.7 mi |
| Black Rock | NE 52° | 549 m | 10.9 mi |
| Pinkerton Knob | WNW 283° | 549 m | 20.3 mi |
| Annapolis Rock | NE 56° | 538 m | 10.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:48 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 20:02 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:34 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:09 | 16:51 |
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 | 34 | 41 | 52 | 61 | 70 | 74 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sharpsburg 5 S, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1946010 — Hauser Ridge, Washington County, Maryland.
OpenStreetMap element node/358253813
Day trips start here
- Sharpsburg · 1 mi
- Shepherdstown · 4 mi
- Boonsboro · 6 mi
- Washington County · 9 mi
- Harpers Ferry · 10 mi
- Martinsburg · 11 mi
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