Dans Mountain

Coordinates: 39°34′54″N 78°53′50″W / 39.5817558°N 78.8972453°W / 39.5817558; -78.8972453
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Dans Mountain
 NGVD 29[1]
Coordinates39°34′54″N 78°53′50″W / 39.5817558°N 78.8972453°W / 39.5817558; -78.8972453[2]
Geography
LocationAllegany County, Maryland
Parent rangeAllegheny Mountains
Topo mapUSGS Lonaconing
Climbing
Easiest routeDrive up

Dans Mountain is located in

LaVale and the summit is the highest point in Allegany County. Although there are higher points in Maryland, Dans Mountain has the most impressive escarpment of Maryland's mountains. It is essentially continuous with the longer escarpment that continues both north (into Pennsylvania) and south (into West Virginia) known as the Allegheny Front.[3]

Dans Mountain State Park is located along a 16-mile (26 km) stretch of the mountain, 9 miles (14 km) south of Frostburg, Maryland. Dan's Rock Overlook is the highest scenic overlook in the park. The park also features a pond that is stocked annually, an Olympic-sized pool with a modern bathhouse, and concession stands.

View toward the village of Bel Air from the Dan's Rock Overlook.

Dans Mountain is named for Daniel Cresap, the son of

Delaware Indian named Nemacolin
. While pursuing a bear in a tree, Daniel fell and lay unconscious until Nemacolin found him, and dragged Daniel home to safety. Since that event, the mountain has been known as Dans Mountain.

Dan's Mountain Wildlife Management Area protects the mountain in an area covering 9,504 acres.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Dans Mountain, Maryland". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2011-05-09.
  2. ^ "Dans Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2011-05-09.
  3. McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc.
    p. 229.
  4. ^ "Dan's Mountain WMA". Maryland Department of Nature Resources. Retrieved 2011-05-09.

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