Quirauk Mountain
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Quirauk Mountain
| Quirauk Mountain | |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2,145 ft (654 m) |
| Location | |
| Location | Washington County, Maryland |
| Range | South Mountain, Blue Ridge Mountains |
| Coordinates | 39°41′47″N 77°30′46″W / 39.69634°N 77.51271°WCoordinates: 39°41′47″N 77°30′46″W / 39.69634°N 77.51271°W[1] |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | drive |
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].
On the summit is a broadcast tower for radio stations WETH-FM and WAYZ-FM (in Hagerstown)[3] 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[4]. There is a fenced-in area of the mountaintop that is federal property and thus a restricted area[5]. Quirauk Mountain's broadcast tower was formerly used by radio stations WJEJ-FM and WWMD-FM[6]. A fire lookout tower also used to occupy the summit[7][8].
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[9][10]
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- ^ a b USGS Topographic Map, Smithsburg (MD, PA) Quadrangle
- ^ "South Mountain", Encyclopædia Britannica Online
- ^ ibid
- ^ Hagerstown-Chambersburg Area Radio Stations
- ^ The Mount Weather Emergency Operations Center (see section "Telecommunications Links")
- ^ Washington County Highpoint Trip Report
- ^ 104.7
- ^ Maryland Fire Lookouts
- ^ http://www.sha.state.md.us/exploremd/oed/scenicByways/Catoctin.pdf
- ^ Maryland Scenic Byways, p. 140
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