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Point Reno, District of Columbia

Prominence: 75 ft, 23 m

Elevation: 415 feet, 126 meters

True Isolation: 4.25 mi, 6.84 km

Elevation Info:	NAVD88 Elevation: 414 ft / 126 m
Local or Alternate Name(s)	Alternate: Reno Reservoir Alternate: Fort Reno
Peak Type	Hill
Latitude/Longitude (WGS84)	38° 57' 6'' N, 77° 4' 33'' W 38.951697, -77.075959 (Dec Deg) 320109 E 4313466 N, Zone 18 (UTM)
Country	United States
State/Province	District of Columbia (Highest Point)
County/Second Level Region	Washington, D.C. (Highest Point)
City/Town	Washington (Highest Point)
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Ascent Info Total ascents/attempts logged by registered Peakbagger.com users: 572 Show all viewable ascents/attempts (Total: 517) Selected Trip Reports: 2004-06-06 by Caj Svensson 2005-08-01 by Scott Surgent 2007-03-26 by Coby King (GPS Track) 2008-10-06 by Stephen Wark 2011-05-19 by Micah Stiegler 2012-01-14 by Ryan Aschbrenner 2012-03-03 by William Musser 2012-04-30 by Tom Layton 2013-05-10 by Dave Dunham 2013-07-13 by Peter Stone 2013-10-19 by Tim Hankins 2014-10-11 by Alex Houpt 2014-12-02 by Christopher D'Aiuto 2015-08-09 by Tracy Shaw 2015-09-07 by Brian Molloy 2015-09-08 by David Odenwalder 2015-11-15 by Joseph Esparza 2016-05-20 by Ryan Turner (GPS Track) 2016-06-18 by Gustav Sexauer 2016-06-25 by Andrew Kirmse 2016-09-12 by Rob Anthony 2016-09-18 by Chris Gordon 2018-03-24 by Wayne Snyder (GPS Track) 2018-06-10 by Michael Land (GPS Track) 2018-08-24 by Tom Owen (GPS Track) 2018-12-25 by Badri Radhakrishnan 2019-05-18 by Mat Kelliher (GPS Track) 2019-06-10 by Eric Davidson 2019-07-13 by Paige Madden 2019-10-05 by Dave Covill 2020-02-16 by Shayne Collins 2021-09-18 by Matthew Maurer (GPS Track) 2021-11-16 by Dennis Stewart 2022-06-20 by Amanda Breen 2022-08-05 by Ryan Paul (GPS Track) 2022-12-03 by Isaac Kennedy 2023-01-29 by Michael Land (GPS Track) 2023-03-22 by Collin Sweeney
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Graeme on top of Reno Reservoir. Photo by Graeme Rankine. Click here for larger-size photo.
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Prominence	Key Col Page (Detailed prominence information) Clean Prominence: 75 ft/22 m Optimistic Prominence: 85 ft/25 m Line Parent: Montgomery County High Point Key Col: 340 ft/104 m
Isolation	Isolation Page (Detailed isolation information) Distance: 4.25 mi/6.84 km Isolation Limit Point: 38.905, -77.1275 Nearest Higher Neighbor in the PBC database: Minor Hill (SW)
Ranges	Continent: North America Range2: Appalachian Mountains Range3: Blue Ridge Mountains Range4: Northern Blue Ridge Range5: South Mountain-Catoctin
Drainage Basins	Potomac Chesapeake Bay Atlantic-Eastern USA Atlantic Ocean
Topo Map	Washington West O38077h1 1:24,000
Route #1	Paved Road
Data Source	1:25,000 (or larger) Topographic Survey Map
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Other Photos

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A simple hike to Point Reno in D.C (2014-05-17).
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The marker played hide 'n' seek with me but I eventually found her (2015-11-15). Photo by Michael Vecchiarelli.
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HP Marker (2018-12-25). Photo by Badri Radhakrishnan.
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Grace the Dino was able to find the USGS marker after about 15 minutes of bushwacking through relatively short grass. (2019-06-14). Photo by Thom Mitchell.
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The Marker is at the bottom of the picture. This view is looking towards the antennas. This high point was surprisingly hard to find despite being easy to "hike" (2019-06-14). Photo by Thom Mitchell.
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The view from the "summit" (2020-02-16). Photo by Shayne Collins.
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Plaque highlighting the importance of Point Reno in the defense of Washington, DC during the Civil War (2008-10-30). Photo by Richard Passmore.
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Point Reno (2019-11-16). Photo by Thomas Blair.
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