Maryland
Capital Region
Frederick County

Catoctin Mountain

Catoctin Mountain, along with the geologically associated , forms the easternmost mountain ridge of the , which are in turn a part of the range.
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Wikipedia
Photo: Vegemighty, CC0.
  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,877 feet
  • Description: mountain ridge in the United States
  • Also known as: “Catoctin Mountains”, “Katoctin Mountain”, “Kittochiny Mountains”, “Kittockton Mountains”, “Kittoctin Mountain”, “Kittocton Mountain”, and “South Mountain”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Catoctin Mountain Park and Camp Greentop.

Photo: Zellfaze, CC BY 3.0.
is a unit of the United States national park system, in the state of . It is a popular weekend destination and home of the Presidential retreat, Camp David.

Campsite
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is located in near . The camp was built by the Works Progress Administration labor program in the development of what was then known as the Catoctin Mountain Recreational Demonstration Area, and comprises 22 rustic log buildings including sleeping cabins, administrative buildings and lodges.

Campsite
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Camp Misty Mount is located in near . The camp was built by the Works Progress Administration labor program in the development of what was then known as the Catoctin Mountain Recreational Development Area, and comprises 35 rustic log buildings including sleeping cabins, administrative buildings and lodges.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Foxville and Thurmont.

Hamlet
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is an unincorporated community in , , United States. is located on Maryland Route 77, 4.7 miles west of .

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is a small town in , . It hosts the Catoctin Colorfest, an arts and crafts festival that draws in about 125,000 people each autumn.

Village
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is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in , , United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 354.

Catoctin Mountain

Latitude
39.6485° or 39° 38′ 55″ north
Longitude
-77.46627° or 77° 27′ 59″ west
Elevation
1,877 feet (572 metres)
Open location code
87F4JGXM+CF
Open­Street­Map ID
node 358241493
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
4350627
Wiki­data ID
Q5053826
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Slovenian—“Catoctin Mountain” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Catoctin Mountain”
  • Chinese: “可他克汀山”
  • Dutch: “Catoctin Mountain”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل كاتوكتين”
  • French: “Catoctin Mountain”
  • German: “Catoctin Mountain”
  • Japanese: “カトクティン山”
  • Ladin: “Catoctin Mountain”
  • Slovenian: “Catoctin Mountain”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Evergreen Chapel and Skeet Range.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Catoctin Mountain”. Photo: Vegemighty, CC0.