Hoye-Crest

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range = Allegheny Mountains
parent = Backbone Mountain
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image_caption = Marker at Hoye-Crest, the high point of Maryland
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map_caption = Location of Hoye Crest in Maryland
map_locator = Maryland
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website = [http://www.summitpost.org/mountain/rock/152048/backbone-mountain.html SummitPost.org: Backbone Mountain]

Hoye-Crest is a summit along Backbone Mountain just inside of Garrett County, Maryland, Maryland. It is the highest point in Maryland at an elevation of convert|3360|ft.cite web|url=http://www.summitpost.org/mountain/rock/152048/backbone-mountain.html|title=Backbone Mountain|publisher=SummitPost.org|accessdate=2008-06-02]

The location, named for Captain Charles Hoye of the Garrett County Historical Society, has a marker and offers a view of the North Branch Potomac River valley to the east. The location is accessible via a path leading from U.S. Route 219 to the west.

Accessing Hoye-Crest

There is no direct road access to Hoye-Crest. The best route is a hike in from a point along U.S. Route 219 just south of Silver Lake, West Virginia at coord|39|14|43|N|79|29|30|W. From here, you can begin ascending Backbone Mountain along an old road and hiking trail on Monongahela National Forest property that goes up to the West Virginia-Maryland state line. From this point, you can head north along the state line. Hoye-Crest itself sits on private property, although access is permitted.

ee also

*List of tallest mountains of U.S. states
*Backbone Mountain
*Monongahela National Forest

External links

* [http://www.summitpost.org/mountain/rock/152048/backbone-mountain.html SummitPost.org: Backbone Mountain]

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