My World Tuesday - Mountain and river

Farm - northern Frederick County

Along with the rolling hills of Frederick County, there are two significant geological features: Catoctin Mountain and the Monocacy River. Catoctin Mountain is a 50-mile (80 km) ridge that stretches from the Pennsylvania border across Frederick County and into Virginia. Its highest point is 1885 feet (575 m). The mountain contains 2 Maryland state parks, a national park and the City of Frederick Forest, as well as private residences. Nestled in one of the hollows on the mountain is a small lake that we visited recently looking for photo opportunities of fall leaves and water. Marianne and I both posted photos of the lake taken on October 17. My Sky Watch Friday post has photos of the lake and sunset over the mountain taken on the 11-th. The picture below was taken near Mt. Pleasant looking over Walkersville towards Thurmont (at the base of the mountain 6 miles away). The river flows from right to left through the trees between the towns.

Towns and farms and mountain

North of Frederick City, US 15 (also known as the Catoctin Mountain Highway) runs along the valley between the mountain and the river with scenes like below. This is a beautiful drive to Gettysburg, PA.

Farm near the mountain

Monocacy River from Legore Bridge

The Monocacy River winds its way through the county to the east of Catoctin Mountain and empties into the Potomac River. It rises in Carroll County, Md and is fed by numerous streams in Carroll and Frederick counties and Adams County, PA. The photo above was taken in July from Legore Bridge in the northern part of the county. Below is the confluence of the Monocacy and Potomac rivers on the southwestern edge of the county. The photo was taken in August from the Monocacy Aqueduct.

Monocacy and Potomac confluence