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Haystack Mountain (Maryland)

Mountain in western Maryland, United States

Field	Value
name	Haystack Mountain
elevation_ft	1706
elevation_ref
prominence	640 ft
prominence_ref
location	Allegany / Garrett counties, Maryland, U.S.
range	Allegheny Mountains, part of the Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians
coordinates
topo	USGS Cumberland
easiest_route	Drive

Haystack Mountain is a mountain ridge in the Ridge and Valley region of the Appalachian Mountains, located in western Maryland just west of the city of Cumberland. The mountain forms the southern wall of the Cumberland Narrows.

Geography

Haystack Mountain rises just north of Cresaptown to the southwest of Cumberland and runs in a northeastward direction, achieving a height of 1706 ft before falling to a 1200 ft gap through which Interstate 68 passes. On the other side of the gap the mountain continues, noticeably lower in elevation, achieving a height of 1480 ft at its northern tip before falling precipitously into the Cumberland Narrows. Across the Narrows is Wills Mountain. Geologically, the two mountains are equivalent.

History

The original route for the National Road ascended over Haystack Mountain, through the gap which I-68 now traverses, following an American Indian pathways known as Nemacolin's Path. This path was chosen by General Braddock during the French and Indian War, and was later used as part of the National Road. Remnants of the road can still be viewed today. This road was used by thousands of travelers who struggled to safely climb the mountain with their possessions stowed in creaky wagons. Travelers faced even greater dangers descending Haystack Mountain, due to its steeper grade, near present-day Sunset Drive. The road continued toward today's LaVale Plaza and ascended to the Clarysville Inn, an important wagon stand and stage house between LaVale, Maryland and Frostburg, Maryland. The National Highway (modern day U.S. Route 40) was later routed around Haystack Mountain through the Cumberland Narrows.

References

[http://www.mountainzone.com/mountains/detail.asp?fid=6560556 Mountainzone]
[[Key col]] elevation between 1060 and 1080 ft

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