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Sampson Rock, Maryland

Prominence: 214 ft, 65 m

Elevation: 2934 feet, 894 meters

True Isolation: 6.37 mi, 10.25 km

Latitude/Longitude (WGS84)

39° 42' 30'' N, 78° 55' 44'' W
39.708397, -78.928778 (Dec Deg)
677556 E 4397444 N, Zone 17 (UTM)

This peak has 2 other candidate high point area(s):

Area	Elevation	Map Name
Main Summit	2934	Frostburg
Area 2	2920(+20)	Frostburg
Area 3	2920(+20)	Frostburg

Country

United States

State/Province

Maryland

County/Second Level Region

Allegany (Highest Point)

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Lists that contain Sampson Rock:
     CoHP High Five List (Rank #153)
     Northeastern USA CoHPs (Rank #61)
     Mid-Atlantic CoHPs (Rank #17)
     High Points of Counties in 13 Original States (Rank #99)
     Maryland County High Points (Rank #2)

Ascent Info

Total ascents/attempts logged by registered Peakbagger.com users: 30
     Show all viewable ascents/attempts (Total: 29)

Selected Trip Reports:
     2000-03-30 by Michael Schwartz
     2014-05-09 by Ben Lostracco (Unsuccessful)
     2014-12-30 by Ed Wandall
     2015-02-19 by Alan Bernier
     2015-03-23 by Ben Lostracco
     2016-07-02 by Jason Potkay
     2018-03-25 by Wayne Snyder (GPS Track)
     2020-09-02 by Frank Sutman
     2021-03-27 by Steven Fishback (GPS Track)
     2021-12-12 by Andrew Eames
     2022-07-21 by Chris Gilsdorf

Nearby Peak Searches:
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     Elevation Ladder from Sampson Rock
     Prominence Ladder from Sampson Rock

Note that the county line on the USGS topographic maps is incorrect. A recent court ruling established that the Garrett-Allegany county line should be shifted to the west, making Sampson Rock the highest point in Allegany County.

"sampson" BM 1927. Sampson Rock the CoHP for Allegany County, MD (2021-03-27). Photo by Steven Fishback. Click here for larger-size photo.
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Prominence	Key Col Page (Detailed prominence information) Clean Prominence: 214 ft/65 m Optimistic Prominence: 234 ft/71 m Key Col: 2720 ft/829 m
Isolation	Isolation Page (Detailed isolation information) Distance: 6.37 mi/10.25 km Isolation Limit Point: 39.6333, -78.9983 Nearest Higher Neighbor in the PBC database: Peak 2940 (SW)
Ranges	Continent: North America Range2: Appalachian Mountains Range3: Appalachian Plateaus Range4: Allegheny Mountains Range5: Northern Allegheny Mountains
Drainage Basins	Potomac Chesapeake Bay Atlantic-Eastern USA Atlantic Ocean
Topo Map	Frostburg O39078f8 1:24,000
Data Source	1:25,000 (or larger) Topographic Survey Map
Dynamic Map Sampson Rock Other Candidate Areas for this Peak Other Peaks Click Here for a Full Screen Map

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