Allegheny Mountain (Pennsylvania)

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Allegheny Mountain
Allegheny Ridge[1]
Allegheny Mountain Tunnel.JPG
Allegheny Mountain Tunnel on the Pennsylvania Turnpike
Highest point
PeakGrandview Summit, Eastern Continental Divide
Elevation3,010.3 ft (917.5 m)[2]: a 
Coordinates40°3′29″N 78°45′29″W / 40.05806°N 78.75806°W / 40.05806; -78.75806Coordinates: 40°3′29″N 78°45′29″W / 40.05806°N 78.75806°W / 40.05806; -78.75806
Geography
Allegheny Mountain is located in Pennsylvania
Allegheny Mountain
Allegheny Mountain
Allegheny Mountain is a northern portion of the range of Allegheny Mountains
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountiesBedford, Cambria and Somerset
Parent rangeRidge-and-Valley Appalachians of the Allegheny Mountains
Geology
OrogenyAlleghenian orogeny
Type of rockCarboniferous[3]
Allegheny Mountain (Pennsylvania) is located in Pennsylvania
Allegheny Mountain (Pennsylvania)
Allegheny Mountain (Pennsylvania)
Eastern Continental Divide points of Allegheny Mountain (Pennsylvania)

Allegheny Mountain is a stratigraphic ridge that extends northeast to southwest from south of Blue Knob (Pennsylvania)[specify] to a saddle point at the Savage Mountain anticline. It merges with Negro Mountain just north of the Cambria County line where the Berlin-Salisbury basin expires [1].

Eastern Continental Divide (ECD)
The ECD enters Allegheny Mountain south of and follows the Allegheny Backbone [2] southwest where it leaves the escarpment toward the saddle point to the southeast between headwaters of Flaugherty and Wills Creeks, at which the ECD enters the Savage Mountain anticline.[3]
Ridge and valley elevations (north-to-south)
(Points on the Eastern Continental Divide are shown in italics.)
wikiarticle west valley summit or other point east valley
Northern terminus [specify]
Fraziers Pass[clarification needed] 2,180 feet (660 m) (Stonycreek River) 3,010.3 feet (917.5 m)40°3′29″N 78°45′29″W / 40.05806°N 78.75806°W / 40.05806; -78.75806 (Grandview Summit) 1,100 feet (340 m) (Juniata River)
US Route 30 2,580 feet (790 m) (Breastwork Run)
summit 2,801 feet (854 m)[verification needed]39°58′38″N 78°50′16″W / 39.97722°N 78.83778°W / 39.97722; -78.83778 (summit)
summit 2,795 feet (852 m)[verification needed]39°57′48″N 78°50′50″W / 39.96333°N 78.84722°W / 39.96333; -78.84722 (summit)
Pennsylvania Turnpike 2,220 feet (680 m) (Stonycreek River) 2,690 feet (820 m)39°57′41″N 78°51′24″W / 39.96139°N 78.85667°W / 39.96139; -78.85667 (summit) Allegheny Mountain Tunnel
Chambersburg and Pittsburgh Survey[4] 2,580 feet (790 m)39°57′13″N 78°50′32″W / 39.95361°N 78.84222°W / 39.95361; -78.84222 (Deeter Gap)
Raystown Branch Juniata River Buffalo Creek 2,889.6 feet (880.8 m)39°54′48″N 78°53′16″W / 39.91333°N 78.88778°W / 39.91333; -78.88778 (triple watershed) 1,260 feet (380 m) (Little Wills Creek)
Savage Mountain PA[5] 2,667 feet (813 m)39°53′11″N 78°44′10″W / 39.88639°N 78.73611°W / 39.88639; -78.73611[6]
Allegheny Backbone 2,830 feet (860 m)39°49′25″N 78°58′10″W / 39.82361°N 78.96944°W / 39.82361; -78.96944 (summit) southmost ECD summit on Allegheny Mountain (Pennsylvania) escarpment
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad 1,940 feet (590 m) Casselman River @ Flaugherty Creek 2,430 feet (740 m)39°48′30″N 78°57′27″W / 39.80833°N 78.95750°W / 39.80833; -78.95750[5] (saddle point) 900 feet (270 m) Wills Creek @ Little Wills Creek

References[]

  1. ^ DeFebo, Michael. "Improving the Roadway Turnpike Considers Tunnel Options". PATurnpike.com. Archived from the original on 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2009-11-28.
  2. ^ "GISDATA Map Studio". United States Geological Survey. Archived from the original on 2010-02-18. Retrieved 2009-12-09.:a. "USGS Elevation Web Service Query". Retrieved 2009-12-03.[permanent dead link]: 1) Y_Value=40.058056&X_Value=-78.758056 ... 3010.25951315412 Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine:b. quadrangle maps, 1:24,000, 7.5-Minute Series (Topographic): 1) Berlin, Pennsylvania, 2) Cumberland, Maryland-Pennsylvania-West Virginia
  3. ^ Stevenson, J. J (1882). The Geology of Bedford and Fulton Counties. Second Geological Survey of Pennsylvania: Report of Progress Volume 2. Board of Commissioners for the Second Geological Survey. p. 95. Retrieved 2009-12-06.
  4. ^ Hage, Hother (1839). Report of Hother Hage Chambersburg and Pittsburgh Survey. Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation. p. 113. Retrieved 2009-12-04.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b Google Maps, Maps.Google.com Savage Mountain (PA), Sand Patch Tunnel, Little Savage Mountain
  6. ^ "Mountain Peaks and Summit Names". MountainPeaks.net. Retrieved 2009-11-29. Savage Mountain PA
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