Hoye-Crest
Hoye-Crest rises to 1,027 m in Maryland. Weiss Knob stands 1,359 m to the south, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Kempton, a ghost town 2.1 miles away. Northwestern Turnpike passes 5.6 miles off.
The story
Hoye-Crest is a summit along Backbone Mountain just inside of Garrett County, Maryland. It is the highest natural point in Maryland at an elevation of 3,360 feet (1,020 m). The location, named for Captain Charles E. Hoye (1876–1951), founder of the Garrett County Historical Society, offers a view of the North Branch Potomac River valley to the east. The Maryland Historical Society placed a historical marker at the summit during a dedication ceremony in September 1952.
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Wikidata Q658808, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1027 m
How to reach it
- 5.6 mi off the Northwestern Turnpike
- 12.2 mi off the Cheat River Byway
- 11.2 mi off the Mountain Maryland Byway
- 12.5 mi off the Old Route 7 Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Deep Creek Lake · 22 mi
- Monroe Run Valley · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Roth Rock: 2.5 mi
- Roger Camp Hill: 3.7 mi
- Conneway Hill: 6.1 mi
- Close Mountain: 6.5 mi
- Shaffer Mountain: 7.1 mi
- Farmers Wild Life Park: 2.8 mi
- Fairfax Stone State Park: 3.0 mi
- Bayard Park: 7.0 mi
- Tucker Boulder Park: 7.3 mi
- Davis Park: 7.4 mi
- Highest Point on the Maryland State Roads System: 5.8 mi
- Historic Coke Ovens: 7.5 mi
- Historic Coke Ovens: 7.5 mi
- Stony River Dam: 12.1 mi
- Stony River Dam: 12.2 mi
- Albert Falls: 7.8 mi
- Douglas Falls: 8.1 mi
- Blackwater Falls: 8.6 mi
- Elakala Falls: 9.0 mi
- Tolliver Falls: 18.1 mi
- Dobbin Slashings Preserve: 13.0 mi
- Canaan Valley Resort State Park: 15.3 mi
- Herrington Manor State Park: 15.4 mi
- Cranesville Swamp Preserve: 20.8 mi
- Fork Run Recreation Area: 20.8 mi
- Kempton: 2.1 mi
- Mill Run: 15.7 mi
- Stringtown: 17.2 mi
- Frankville: 24.6 mi
- Generation Museum: 12.5 mi
- Garrett County Historical Museum: 12.5 mi
- Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Station: 12.6 mi
- Garrett County Museum of Transportation: 12.6 mi
- Harold S. Walters Nature Center: 8.4 mi
- Pleasant Valley Dreamrides: 9.3 mi
- Mountain Coaster: 22.9 mi
- Bubbling Springs: 15.3 mi
- Harlan Irons Spring: 18.8 mi
- Bear Haven Day Use Area: 23.7 mi
- Blind Skier and Camper Art Installation: 24.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.6 miles of Hoye-Crest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weiss Knob | S 170° | 1,359 m | 17.1 mi |
| Bald Knob | S 169° | 1,332 m | 16.2 mi |
| Cabin Mountain | SSE 167° | 1,331 m | 16.5 mi |
| Cabin | SSE 164° | 1,304 m | 15.5 mi |
| Canaan Mountain | S 183° | 1,265 m | 14.3 mi |
| Pointy Knob | S 183° | 1,265 m | 14.3 mi |
| Snowy Point | ESE 120° | 1,235 m | 10.1 mi |
| Bear Rocks | SE 138° | 1,222 m | 15.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:55 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:52 | 20:08 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:41 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:16 | 16:59 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 28 | 36 | 46 | 56 | 63 | 67 | 66 | 59 | 49 | 38 | 30 |
| Precip in | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bayard, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358253848
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