Hoye-Crest, on Backbone Mountain in Garrett County, is the highest natural point in Maryland at 3,360 feet. Its summit overlooks the North Branch Potomac River valley to the east, giving it a wide mountain view. The place is named for Captain Charles E. Hoye, founder of the Garrett County Historical Society, and connects Maryland’s high point with his local historical work. Hoye-Crest is not accessible by road and is usually reached on foot by the Maryland High Point Trail near U.S. Route 219 south of Silver Lake, West Virginia. The trail follows an old logging road through Monongahela National Forest land and then continues along the West Virginia–Maryland line to the privately owned summit, where access is permitted.