Peak · Maryland
Raven Rock
Raven Rock rises to 515 m in Maryland. Quirauk Mountain stands 654 m to the north-northeast, 2.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Raven Rock Spring, a spring 0.4 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 6.7 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 515 m
How to reach it
Coordinates39.67065, -77.53221
- 6.7 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 7.2 mi off the Old Main Streets
- 10.0 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 13.0 mi off the Antietam Campaign Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Chimney Rock · 6 mi
- Middletown Overlook · 15 mi
- White Rocks · 16 mi
- CS Sharpshooter's position · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Mason Dixon Line monument: 3.6 mi
- Valley View Manor: 3.9 mi
- Jacobs Church: 5.9 mi
- Black Rock Hotel: 7.1 mi
- Ironmaster's House: 8.0 mi
Peaks
- Buzzard Knob: 0.8 mi
- High Rock: 1.8 mi
- Quirauk Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Catoctin Mountain: 3.8 mi
- Mount Dunlop: 4.6 mi
Parks
- High Rock: 1.7 mi
- Pen Mar Park: 3.4 mi
- Old Banjamin Flagpoles: 4.7 mi
- Red Run Park: 4.8 mi
- Old Benjamin Tenis Courts: 4.8 mi
Museums: 43
- Renfrew Farm & Museum: 5.3 mi
- Monterey Pass Battlefield Museum: 5.4 mi
- MARC Nature Center: 6.5 mi
- Museum of the Iron Worker: 8.2 mi
- Discovery Station: 10.3 mi
Attractions: 22
- Catoctin Furnace: 8.1 mi
- Children's Village of Washington County: 9.0 mi
- Pumpkin Cannon: 9.8 mi
- Hagerstown Cultural Trail: 10.3 mi
- Walkersville Southern Railroad: 15.9 mi
Springs: 21
- Raven Rock Spring: 0.4 mi
- Browns Spring: 5.4 mi
- Fountaindale Spring: 8.4 mi
- Annapolis Rock Spring: 8.6 mi
- Pearl Spring: 11.5 mi
Artworks: 15
- 42 West: 6.4 mi
- St. Francis: 9.4 mi
- Fr. John Dubois: 9.6 mi
- Saint Maria Goretti: 10.1 mi
- Penn State Mont Alto Nittany Lion Shrine: 11.8 mi
Nature reserves: 15
- Frank Bentz Pond Fish Management Area: 6.7 mi
- A.M. Powell Hatchery Fish Management Area: 7.9 mi
- Middletown Watershed: 14.2 mi
- Antietam National Battlefield: 14.5 mi
- Sweeney, Carl and Rebecca Conservation: 14.8 mi
Picnic sites: 5
- Owens Creek Picnic Area: 2.7 mi
- Chestnut Picnic Area: 3.3 mi
- Founder's Plaza: 9.6 mi
- Public Grills & Picnic Area: 18.6 mi
- Dargan Bend: 23.9 mi
Rest areas: 3
- South Mountain Welcome Center: 10.5 mi
- Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 11.9 mi
- I-81 Southbound West Virginia Welcome Center: 17.7 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Cunningham Falls: 4.2 mi
- Old Dam Waterfall: 18.6 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Clermont Crag: 5.1 mi
- Sevenfoot Rock: 15.6 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Tartown: 11.1 mi
- Harmony Grove: 16.6 mi
Gardens: 2
- 9-11 Memorial Garden: 11.9 mi
- Four Square Garden: 15.6 mi
Beaches: 1
- Beach Front: 4.8 mi
Covered bridges: 1
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 16.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.5 miles of Raven Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quirauk Mountain | NNE 30° | 654 m | 2.1 mi |
| Snowy Mountain | N 10° | 637 m | 11.5 mi |
| Buzzard Peak | NNE 18° | 593 m | 10.7 mi |
| The Knob | NNE 20° | 573 m | 13.5 mi |
| Catoctin Mountain | ESE 114° | 572 m | 3.8 mi |
| Rocky Mountain | N 6° | 570 m | 13.2 mi |
| Pivot Rock | N 6° | 563 m | 13.4 mi |
| Salamander Rock | SSE 160° | 562 m | 6.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:47 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 20:02 | 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 | 30 | 32 | 40 | 51 | 61 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 54 | 43 | 35 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Smithsburg 2NW, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 591098 — Raven Rock, Washington County, Maryland.
OpenStreetMap element node/358241605
Day trips start here
- Catoctin Mountain Park · 4 mi
- Thurmont · 7 mi
- Hagerstown · 10 mi
- Boonsboro · 13 mi
- Frederick County · 16 mi
- Middletown · 16 mi
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