List of mountains in Maryland
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This is a list of mountains in the U.S. state
of Maryland
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Bear Pond Mountains
South Mountain
Catoctin Mountain
Elk Ridge
Monadnocks
U.S. state
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of Maryland
Maryland
Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...
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Garrett County
- Backbone MountainBackbone MountainBackbone Mountain is a ridge of the Allegheny Mountains of the central Appalachian Mountain Range. It is situated in the U.S. states of West Virginia and Maryland and forms a portion of the Eastern Continental Divide...
(3,360 ft.)- Hoye-CrestHoye-CrestHoye-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 ....
- Hoye-Crest
- Blossom Hill (2,620 ft.)
- Contrary Knob (2,680 ft.)
- Conway Hill (2,760 ft.)
- Dung Hill (2,732 ft.)
- Elder Hill (2,826 ft.)
- Fort Hill (2,600 ft.)
- George Mountain (3,004 ft.)
- Lewis Knob (2,960 ft.)
- Little Mountain (2,920 ft.)
- Marsh Hill (3,073 ft.)
- Mount Nebo (2,604 ft.)
- Negro MountainNegro MountainNegro Mountain is a long ridge of the Allegheny Mountains extending from Deep Creek Lake in Maryland, north to the Casselman River in Pennsylvania, USA. The summit, Mount Davis, is the highest point in Pennsylvania...
(3,075 ft.) - Pine Hill (2,500 ft.)
- Rich Hill (2,842 ft.)
- Ridgley Hill (2,617 ft.)
- River Hill (2,700 ft.)
- Roman Nose Mountain (3,140 ft.)
- Roth Rock Mountain (2,860 ft.)
- Salt Block Mountain (2,707 ft.)
- Savage MountainSavage MountainThe two Big Savage Mountain summits are part of Savage Mountain.The two Big Savage Mountain summits are part of Savage Mountain....
(2,870 ft.)- Meadow MountainSavage MountainThe two Big Savage Mountain summits are part of Savage Mountain.The two Big Savage Mountain summits are part of Savage Mountain....
(2,959 ft.) - Elbow MountainSavage MountainThe two Big Savage Mountain summits are part of Savage Mountain.The two Big Savage Mountain summits are part of Savage Mountain....
(2,730 ft.) - Little Savage MountainSavage MountainThe two Big Savage Mountain summits are part of Savage Mountain.The two Big Savage Mountain summits are part of Savage Mountain....
(2,818 ft.) - Mount AetnaSavage MountainThe two Big Savage Mountain summits are part of Savage Mountain.The two Big Savage Mountain summits are part of Savage Mountain....
(2,598 ft.) - High RockSavage MountainThe two Big Savage Mountain summits are part of Savage Mountain.The two Big Savage Mountain summits are part of Savage Mountain....
(2,986 ft.) - Big Savage Mountain (2,982 ft.)
- Meadow Mountain
- Snaggy Hill (3,040 ft.)
- Walnut Hill (2,629 ft.)
- Winding Ridge (2,775 ft.)
- Whites Knob (2,940 ft.)
- Zehner Hill (3,000 ft.)
Allegany County
- Breakneck HillBreakneck HillBreakneck Hill is a mountain in the Ridge and Valley region of the Appalachian Mountains, located in Allegany County, Maryland. The ridge is just south of Interstate 68 across form Rocky Gap State Park, approximately northwest of the town of Rush....
(1,872 ft.) - Collier MountainCollier MountainCollier Mountain is mountain in the Ridge and Valley region of the Appalachian Mountains, located in Allegany County, Maryland. The ridge is approximately southeast of Cumberland...
(1,460 ft.) - Dans MountainDans MountainDans Mountain is located in Allegany County, Maryland, USA between Georges Creek and the North Branch Potomac River. The highest point on Dans Mountain is called Dan's Rock which has an elevation of . The mountain rises above the town of LaVale and the summit is the highest point in Allegany County...
(2,898 ft.) - Evitts MountainEvitts MountainEvitts Mountain is a stratigraphic ridge in the Ridge and Valley region of the Appalachian Mountains, located in Bedford County, Pennsylvania and Allegany County, Maryland-Geography:...
(1,959-2,260 ft.) - Haystack MountainHaystack Mountain (Maryland)Haystack Mountain is a mountain ridge in the Ridge and Valley region of the Appalachian Mountains, located in western Maryland just west of the city of Cumberland...
(1,706 ft.) - Martin MountainMartin MountainMartin Mountain Ridge is located in Allegany County, Maryland lying 3.25 miles west of Flintstone, Maryland and extending into Pennsylvania. Its highest elevation is 1,980 feet.- References :* United states Geological Survey...
(1,974 ft.) - Nicholas MountainNicholas MountainNicholas Mountain, or Irons Mountain, is located in Allegany County, Maryland, United States and extending northeasterly from the North Branch Potomac River for 6 miles until 3.5...
(1,760 ft.) - Polish MountainPolish MountainPolish Mountain is located in Allegany County, Maryland, United States. It borders on Town Creek Tributary on the east, north of Town Creek, and extending northeastward into Pennsylvania. Its highest elevation is 1,800 feet....
(1,783 ft.) - Ragged Mountain (1,740 ft.)
- Town HillTown HillTown Hill is a mountain range located in Allegany County, Maryland and Bedford and Fulton Counties in Pennsylvania. Its southern end is 2.25 miles northwest of Kiefer in Allegany County. It trends northeasterly, and ends about 1.5 miles south of the town of Emmaville in Fulton County...
(2,039 ft.) - Warrior MountainWarrior MountainWarrior Mountain is a ridge located in Allegany County, Maryland. Warrior Mountain begins northwest of Oldtown, Maryland and runs northeasterly to the water gap formed by the Murley Branch of Town Creek, south of Flintstone, Maryland...
(2,185 ft.) - Wills MountainWills MountainWills Mountain is a quartzite-capped ridge in the Ridge and Valley physiographic province of the Appalachian Mountains in Pennsylvania and Maryland, USA, extending from near Bedford, Pennsylvania to near Cumberland, Maryland...
(1,960+ ft.)
Washington County
- Roundtop HillRoundtop Hill (Maryland)Roundtop Hill is a mountain in Washington County, Maryland, southwest of the town of Hancock. The elevation at the summit is .-Geography:Unlike surrounding mountains, Roundtop Hill is not part of an extended ridge system, and is only about in length. It is located just under from the crest of...
(1,388 ft.) - Sideling HillSideling HillSideling Hill is a long, steep, narrow mountain ridge in the Ridge-and-Valley physiographic province of the Appalachian Mountains, located in Washington County in western Maryland and adjacent West Virginia and Pennsylvania, USA...
(1,760 ft.) - Tonoloway RidgeTonoloway RidgeTonoloway Ridge is a stratigraphic ridge that runs southwest northeast through the U.S. states of Pennsylvania, Maryland, and West Virginia. It reaches its highest elevation above mean sea level of 1,292 feet at a knob on its southern end in Morgan County, West Virginia...
(1,220 ft.)
Bear Pond MountainsBear Pond MountainsThe Bear Pond Mountains are a sub-range in the Appalachian Mountains, that straddle Pennsylvania and Maryland in the United States. These mountains are a part of the Ridge and Valley Appalachians and reach their highest point at Cross Mountain . A unique geologic feature known as the "Punchbowl"...
- Abe Mills Mountain (1,360 ft.)
- Boyd Mountain (980 ft.)
- Bullskin Mountain (1,530 ft.)
- Fairview Mountain (1,690 ft.)
- Hearthstone Mountain (2,021 ft.)
- Johnson Mountain (1,120 ft.)
- Rickard Mountain (1,480 ft.)
- Powell Mountain (1,548 ft.)
- Sword Mountain (1,530+ ft.)
South MountainSouth Mountain (Maryland and Pennsylvania)South Mountain is the northern extension of the Blue Ridge Mountain range in Maryland and Pennsylvania. From the Potomac River near Knoxville, Maryland in the south, to Dillsburg, Pennsylvania in the north, the long range separates the Hagerstown and Cumberland valleys from the Piedmont regions of...
- Bartman Hill, (1,400 ft.)
- Buzzard Knob, (1,520 ft.)
- Lambs KnollLambs KnollLambs Knoll is a peak of South Mountain on the border of Washington County and Frederick County in the state of Maryland, United States. The peak is the second tallest on South Mountain in Maryland behind Quirauk Mountain.-Geography:...
, (1,758 ft.) - Monument Knob, (1,540 ft.)
- Pine Knob, (1,714 ft.)
- Quirauk MountainQuirauk MountainQuirauk Mountain is the highest point on South Mountain. The 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...
, (2,150 ft.) - Short Hill (1,080 ft.)
Catoctin MountainCatoctin MountainCatoctin Mountain, along with the geologically associated Bull Run Mountains, comprises the easternmost mountain ridge of the Blue Ridge Mountains, which are in turn a part of the Appalachian Mountains range...
- Bob's Hill (1,747 ft.)
- Bartman Hill (1,414 ft.)
- Carrick Knob (1,629 ft.)
- Cascade Miller Hill (1,374 ft.)
- Catoctin Summit (1,910 ft.)
- Eagle Mountain (1,680 ft.)
- High Knob (1,531 ft.)
- Little Piney Mountain (1,304 ft.)
- Piney Mountain (1,691 ft.)
- Pine Rock (1,200 ft)
- Point of Rocks (680 ft)
- Round Top Mountain (1,702 ft.)
Elk RidgeElk Ridge (Maryland)Elk Ridge is a mountain ridge of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Maryland. The ridge is located to the west of South Mountain and runs roughly parallel to it from Rohrersville, in the north, to the Potomac River across from Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, in the south. Across the Potomac the ridge...
- Maryland Heights (1,460 ft.)
- Elk Ridge Summit (1,476 ft.)
MonadnocksMonadnockA monadnock or inselberg is an isolated rock hill, knob, ridge, or small mountain that rises abruptly from a gently sloping or virtually level surrounding plain...
- Sugarloaf Mountain(1,282 ft.)
- Bud Hill (1,000 ft.)