MARYLAND
P500s
21
Mountains
with Prominence of 500' or greater
List compiled and maintained by Ryan Richardson
See also the accompanying Topo! map of Maryland Mountains.
revised: January 12, 2005
| Rank |
Peak |
County |
Elevation |
E(e) |
Prominence |
Saddle |
S(e) |
Peak
Quad |
Saddle
Quad |
|
| 1 |
Quirauk Mtn. |
Washington |
2140 |
20 |
1460 |
680 |
20 |
Smithsburg |
Scotland PA |
| 2 |
Town Hill |
Alleghany |
2039 |
|
1059 |
980 |
20 |
Paw Paw |
Flintstone |
| 3 |
Dans Rock |
Alleghany |
2895 |
|
955 |
1940 |
20 |
Lonaconing |
Frostburg |
| 4 |
Warrior Mtn. |
Alleghany |
2185 |
|
945 |
1240 |
20 |
Oldtown |
Evitts Creek |
| 5 |
Elk Ridge |
Washington |
1519 |
|
819 |
700 |
20 |
Keedysville |
Keedysville |
| 6 |
Sugar Loaf Mtn. |
Frederick |
1282 |
|
802 |
480 |
20 |
Buckeystown |
Urbana |
| 7 |
Sideling Hill |
Washington |
1760 |
20 |
720 |
1040 |
20 |
Bellegrove |
Amaranth |
| 8 |
Lambs Knoll |
Washington/Frederick |
1758 |
|
718 |
1040 |
20 |
Keedysville |
Middletown |
| 9 |
Fairview Mtn. |
Washington |
1690 |
|
710 |
980 |
20 |
Clear Spring |
Clear Spring |
| 10 |
Piney Mtn. |
Frederick |
1724 |
|
684 |
1040 |
20 |
Blue Ridge Summit |
Blue Ridge Summit |
| 11 |
Roundtop Hill |
Washington |
1380 |
20 |
660 |
720 |
20 |
Hancock |
Bellegrove |
| 12 |
Haystack |
Alleghany |
1700 |
20 |
620 |
1080 |
20 |
Cumberland |
Cumberland |
| 13 |
Town Hill North |
Alleghany |
1685 |
|
605 |
1080 |
20 |
Artemas |
Artemas |
| 14 |
Round Top |
Frederick |
1702 |
|
602 |
1100 |
20 |
Blue Ridge Summit |
Blue Ridge Summit |
| 15 |
Martin Mtn. |
Alleghany |
1974 |
|
594 |
1380 |
20 |
Flintstone |
Beans Cove |
| 16 |
Warrior Ridge |
Alleghany |
1520 |
20 |
560 |
960 |
20 |
Flintstone |
Flintstone |
| 17 |
Toms Hill |
Alleghany |
1746 |
|
546 |
1200 |
20 |
Flintstone |
Flintstone |
| 18 |
Carroll Co. HP (BM Yingling) |
Carroll |
1122 |
|
522 |
600 |
20 |
Manchester |
Hanover PA
|
| 19 |
Marsh Hill |
Garrett |
3080 |
20 |
520 |
2560 |
20 |
McHenry |
McHenry |
| 20 |
Shriver |
Alleghany |
1500 |
20 |
520 |
980 |
20 |
Evitts Creek |
Evitts Creek |
| 21 |
Fort Hill |
Alleghany |
1620 |
20 |
500 |
1120 |
20 |
Lonaconing |
Lonaconing |
NOTES:
WARNING: Many of these summits lie on
private property or
on Federal Government property and are not
accessible.
The author has not attempted to determine which of these summits are
open to the public, and the viewer is strongly advised to research
access before hiking any of these summits. Notably, Quirack Mtn.,
No. 1 on this list, is currently off limits to the public.
LINKS:
Maryland County
Highpoints on cohp.org, includes links to maps for many of these
summits.
More detail can be found at Ryan
Richardson's website.