Keysers Ridge is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in northern
Garrett County,
Maryland
Maryland ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It borders the states of Virginia to its south, West Virginia to its west, Pennsylvania to its north, and Delaware to its east ...
, United States. Named after William Keyser, vice president of the
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad at the time, it lies to the west of
Grantsville on
Interstate 68 and is bounded to the northwest by the
Savage River State Forest.
It is primarily known for its key location on Interstate 68 and
U.S. Route 40. In the past, Keysers Ridge was feared by travelers on the
National Road due to its very harsh weather conditions as a result of its location at the top of a ridge to the west of
Negro Mountain. The most snowfall ever recorded in a single winter in Maryland was during the winter of 2009–10, when 262.5 inches of snow fell at Keysers Ridge.
References
http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/mdmanual/01glance/html/weather.html
Unincorporated communities in Garrett County, Maryland
Unincorporated communities in Maryland
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