Hoye-Crest Trail  🗺️

About Hoye-Crest Trail ....

The trail to Maryland's highest point on Backbone Mountain can be accessed from US 219 in Silver Lake, West Virigina. Only the summit is in Maryland.

Map: Green Mountain National Forest North

Helpful Hint: While I suggest you look on blog for a downloadable PDF Map, you should be able to print or save this map by clicking the print button on the map above.

Data Sources

Road Trip to Coal Country by Nate Matthews - You can download the KMZ File used in creation of this map.

OpenTopoMap - Open Topopgraphic Map based on Open Street Map. Contours are metric on this map. Map data: © OpenStreetMap, SRTM | Map style: © OpenTopoMap (CC-BY-SA). XYZ Tiles: https://{s}.tile.opentopomap.org/{z}/{x}/{y}.png

ESRI World Aerial - This series of aerial images is an alternative to USGS' aerial photos, with higher resolutions, although not as detailed as state programs. Esri, DigitalGlobe, GeoEye, i-cubed, Earthstar Geographics, CNES/Airbus DS, USDA, USGS, AEX, Getmapping, Aerogrid, IGN, IGP, swisstopo, and the GIS User. XYZ Tiles: https://server.arcgisonline.com/ArcGIS/rest/services/World_Imagery/MapServer/tile/{z}/{y}/{x}

3DEP Elevation Hillshade. LIDAR and legacy USGS DRG Topo Derived hillshades used as a background. DEM - WMS Service: https://elevation.nationalmap.gov/arcgis/services/3DEPElevation/ImageServer/WMSServer, Layer: 3DEPElevation:Hillshade Gray

Full List of WMS and ArcMap Services - CSV Spreadsheet with all web map services currently used on the blog.

More about Hoye-Crest...

Hoye-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 3,360 feet.

Map: Hoye-Crest
Photo: Hoye-Crest, Highest Location in Maryland
Photo: One foot in Maryland, the other in West Virginia
Photo: Mount Storm Power Plant and Coal Fields Seen from Hoye-Crest

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