Does Maryland have lots of hills, or is it flat?

East of the Chesapeake Bay (what is known as Maryland's Eastern Shore) is completely flat. It is somewhat hilly on the other side of the bay, and as you continue west into the counties of Frederick, Washington, Allegheny, and Garrett it gets increasingly mountainous. read more

As you travel east the land becomes rolling farmland with many hills and valleys. Eastern Maryland is mostly flat along the east and west shorelines of the Chesapeake Bay on to the Atlantic Ocean. The dividing line between flat and hilly is roughly through the middle of the state running north to south. read more

The peninsula's land is a mostly flat with a few low-lying hills. Sandy beach fronts the Atlantic Ocean coastline along the edges of Assateague National Seashore. To the northwest of Annapolis, the fertile land rises into the hills of the Piedmont Plateau, then on into the northern reaches of the Blue Ridge Mountains. read more

Located in its western counties, the mountains of Maryland add to the geologic, geographic and historic diversity of the State. Hiker in Catoctin Mountain National Park, Thurmont, Frederick County, Maryland, April 2004. Photo by Elizabeth W. Newell. read more