| Vale Summit, Maryland | |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Pushpin Map: | USA Maryland#USA |
| Pushpin Label Position: | none |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the State of Maryland |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Allegany |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 2.56 |
| Area Land Km2: | 2.56 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.99 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.99 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 111 |
| Population Density Km2: | 43.36 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 112.35 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Ft: | 2238 |
| Coordinates: | 39.6214°N -78.9103°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 21532[2] |
| Area Code: | 240 and 301 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 24-80075 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2583699 |
Vale Summit is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Allegany County, Maryland, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 139.[3]
Local lore indicates that the community was so named in the mid 19th century, founded by the local population of coal miners. Previously, however, it was locally known as "Pompey Smash", the origin of which is commonly believed to have come from a slave named Pompey crashing his wagonload of coal.[4] A main road through the village still bears the name "Pompey Smash Road".
A paved road reached the town circa 1921, from Clarysville, along Route 40.