Loading AI tools
Mountain in Washington County, Maryland, United States From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Quirauk Mountain is the highest point on South Mountain.[2] The 2,145-foot (654 m) peak is located in northeastern Washington County, Maryland. It lies just southwest of Fort Ritchie Military Reservation in the village of Cascade and about 1/2 mile southeast of the community of Blue Mountain. The Appalachian Trail and South Mountain State Park are about 1/2 mile to the west of the mountain's summit.[1]
Quirauk Mountain | |
---|---|
![]() View from High Rock in Cascade, Maryland | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,145 ft (654 m) |
Coordinates | 39°41′47″N 77°30′46″W[1] |
Geography | |
Location | Washington County, Maryland, U.S. |
Parent range | South Mountain, Blue Ridge Mountains |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | drive |
On the summit is a broadcast tower for radio stations WETH-FM and WAYZ-FM in Hagerstown[1] and "Site C", a radio communication outpost of the Alternate Joint Communications Center, a United States Department of Defense emergency relocation site near Blue Ridge Summit, Pennsylvania.[3] There is a fenced-in area of the mountaintop that is federal property and thus a restricted area.[4] Quirauk Mountain's broadcast tower was formerly used by radio stations WJEJ-AM and WWMD-FM.[5] A fire lookout tower also used to occupy the summit. It has since been removed.[6][7]
About 1/2 mile to the west-southwest of the summit is High Rock on the Appalachian Trail, which provides an excellent view of the surrounding countryside.[8][9]
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Every time you click a link to Wikipedia, Wiktionary or Wikiquote in your browser's search results, it will show the modern Wikiwand interface.
Wikiwand extension is a five stars, simple, with minimum permission required to keep your browsing private, safe and transparent.