Peak · Maryland
Salamander Rock
Salamander Rock rises to 562 m in Maryland. Quirauk Mountain stands 654 m to the north, 8.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Black Rock, a peak 1.1 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 2.8 miles off.
The story
mountain in the United States of America
Wikidata Q31600525, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 562 m
How to reach it
Coordinates39.57618, -77.48801
- 2.8 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 5.2 mi off the Old Main Streets
- 8.9 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 9.3 mi off the Antietam Campaign Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Chimney Rock · 5 mi
- Middletown Overlook · 8 mi
- White Rocks · 12 mi
- Georgians Overlook · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Black Rock: 1.1 mi
- Bob's Hill: 2.2 mi
- Cat Rock: 3.5 mi
- Miller Hill: 4.6 mi
- Chimney Rock: 4.7 mi
Historic sites
- Ironmaster's House: 2.9 mi
- Hamburg Lookout Tower: 4.6 mi
- Old Cottage: 4.9 mi
- Black Rock Hotel: 5.4 mi
- COVID-19 Memorial: 5.9 mi
Parks
- Catoctin Wildlife Preserve & Zoo: 3.3 mi
- Wolfsville Ruritan Community Park: 3.3 mi
- Thurmont Park: 5.0 mi
- Mechanicstown Square Park: 5.2 mi
- Woodland Park: 5.3 mi
Museums: 54
- Museum of the Iron Worker: 2.9 mi
- MARC Nature Center: 6.5 mi
- Boonsboro Museum of History: 10.0 mi
- Children's Museum of Rose Hill Manor Park: 10.4 mi
- Schifferstadt Architectural Museum: 11.0 mi
Attractions: 44
- Catoctin Furnace: 2.9 mi
- Pumpkin Cannon: 5.9 mi
- Walkersville Southern Railroad: 9.4 mi
- Children's Village of Washington County: 11.1 mi
- The Great Frederick Fair: 12.3 mi
Nature reserves: 23
- Frank Bentz Pond Fish Management Area: 4.6 mi
- Middletown Watershed: 7.6 mi
- A.M. Powell Hatchery Fish Management Area: 8.1 mi
- Antietam National Battlefield: 10.0 mi
- Lambs Knoll Fire Tower: 11.5 mi
Springs: 21
- Spout Spring: 5.9 mi
- Annapolis Rock Spring: 6.0 mi
- Raven Rock Spring: 6.9 mi
- Bootjack Spring: 7.1 mi
- Browns Spring: 11.2 mi
Artworks: 14
- Civilian Conservation Corps: 7.8 mi
- St. Francis: 10.2 mi
- Fr. John Dubois: 10.2 mi
- Spire: 11.8 mi
- WINDSWEPT: 12.0 mi
Picnic sites: 8
- Chestnut Picnic Area: 5.0 mi
- Owens Creek Picnic Area: 5.4 mi
- Founder's Plaza: 10.2 mi
- Public Grills & Picnic Area: 11.7 mi
- Picnic Area: 19.2 mi
Rest areas: 5
- South Mountain Welcome Center: 7.0 mi
- South Mountain Welcome Center: 7.0 mi
- Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 13.0 mi
- I-81 Southbound West Virginia Welcome Center: 19.1 mi
- Truck Rest Area: 21.6 mi
Gardens: 3
- Four Square Garden: 14.2 mi
- 9-11 Memorial Garden: 18.6 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 23.3 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Cunningham Falls: 3.9 mi
- Old Dam Waterfall: 15.6 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Sevenfoot Rock: 8.9 mi
- Clermont Crag: 11.0 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Harmony Grove: 9.7 mi
- Tartown: 16.9 mi
Beaches: 1
- Beach Front: 11.2 mi
Covered bridges: 1
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 19.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.8 miles of Salamander Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quirauk Mountain | N 351° | 654 m | 8.4 mi |
| Buzzard Peak | N 3° | 593 m | 16.8 mi |
| Catoctin Mountain | NNE 13° | 572 m | 5.1 mi |
| High Rock | NNW 347° | 559 m | 8.4 mi |
| Black Rock | W 268° | 549 m | 5.8 mi |
| Virginia Rock | N 5° | 545 m | 13.6 mi |
| Annapolis Rock | WSW 258° | 538 m | 6.0 mi |
| Lambs Knoll | SW 220° | 536 m | 11.5 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, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 587163 — Salamander Rock, Frederick County, Maryland.
OpenStreetMap element node/358240404
Day trips start here
- Catoctin Mountain Park · 5 mi
- Thurmont · 6 mi
- Frederick County · 9 mi
- Boonsboro · 10 mi
- Middletown · 10 mi
- Frederick · 12 mi
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