Quirauk Mountain
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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]
Background
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.[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]
References
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- ↑ "South Mountain", Encyclopædia Britannica Online
- ↑ 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
