Place:Point of Rocks, Frederick, Maryland, United States

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NamePoint of Rocks
TypeInhabited place
Coordinates39.267°N 77.533°W
Located inFrederick, Maryland, United States
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Point of Rocks is a community in Frederick County, Maryland. It is named for the striking rock formation on the adjacent Catoctin Mountain, which were formed by the Potomac River cutting through the ridge in a water gap, a typical formation in the Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians. The formation is not visible from the town and can only be seen from boats on the river, or from the southern bank of the river in Virginia.

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