Editing Braddock Heights, Maryland (section)

==Geography==
Braddock Heights is located in west-central Frederick County along the ridgecrest of [[Catoctin Mountain]], known locally as "Braddock Mountain". [[U.S. Route 40 Alternate (Hagerstown–Frederick, Maryland)|U.S. Route 40 Alternate]] crosses the mountain near the center of the community, leading east {{convert|5|mi|0}} to [[Frederick, Maryland|Frederick]] and west {{convert|2.5|mi}} to [[Middletown, Maryland|Middletown]]. [[Interstate 70 in Maryland|Interstate 70]] crosses the northern part of the CDP, with access from partial Exit 49 (U.S. Route 40 Alt.) at the east base of the mountain. [[U.S. Route 40 in Maryland|U.S. Route 40]] forms the northern edge of the CDP.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the Braddock Heights CDP has a total area of {{convert|12.2|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.03|sqkm|order=flip|2}}, or 0.23%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>