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| Location | Montgomery County, Maryland |
| Nearest city | Bethesda, Maryland |
| Coordinates | 38°58′34.61″N 77°12′19.01″W / 38.9762806°N 77.2052806°W |
| Climbing type | top-rope crag, bouldering |
| Height | 50 feet |
| Pitches | 1 |
| Ratings | 5.0-5.12 with majority of climbs in 5.6-5.10 range |
| Grades | I |
| Rock type | Wissahikon Mica-schist with quartz crystals |
| Quantity of rock | days worth (over 150 climbs and boulder problems) |
| Development | very well developed |
| Cliff aspect | South west facing |
| Season | spring to fall |
| Ownership | National Park Service |
| Camping | none |
| Classic climbs |
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| Stars |   |
Carderock Recreation Area is a 100-acre park in Carderock, Maryland, part of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park.[1] The area is well known as a destination for its outdoor activities of rock climbing, hiking and biking. It is bounded by the Potomac River on the south and the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal on the north, and it is accessed from Clara Barton Parkway from the same exit as Carderock Division of the Naval Surface Warfare Center.
The Recreation Area includes a picnic shelter, section C of the Billy Goat Trail, convenient access to the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, and popular rock cliffs.[2] The area has a long history of climbing and is notable for being the closest significant climbing area to Washington, D.C. As such, it is one of the most climbed cliffs in the eastern United States.[3] There is no fee to enter the park.
- ^ "Chesapeake and Ohio Canal".
- ^ "Climbing". Archived from the original on 2011-02-07.
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