Allegheny Mountain (Pennsylvania)
Allegheny Mountain is a stratigraphic ridge that extends northeast to southwest from south of Blue Knob (Pennsylvania) 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 .
- Eastern Continental Divide (ECD)
- The ECD enters Allegheny Mountain south of Fraziers Pass and follows the Allegheny Backbone 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.
| wikiarticle | west valley | summit or other point | east valley |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern terminus | |||
| Fraziers Pass | 2,180 feet (660 m) (Stonycreek River) | 3,010.3 feet (917.5 m)40°3′29″N 78°45′29″W (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)39°58′38″N 78°50′16″W (summit) | ||
| summit | 2,795 feet (852 m)39°57′48″N 78°50′50″W (summit) | ||
| Pennsylvania Turnpike | 2,220 feet (680 m) (Stonycreek River) | 2,690 feet (820 m)39°57′41″N 78°51′24″W (summit) Allegheny Mountain Tunnel | |
| Chambersburg and Pittsburgh Survey[4] | 2,580 feet (790 m)39°57′13″N 78°50′32″W (Deeter Gap) | ||
| Raystown Branch Juniata River | Buffalo Creek | 2,889.6 feet (880.8 m)39°54′48″N 78°53′16″W (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[6] | ||
| Allegheny Backbone | 2,830 feet (860 m)39°49′25″N 78°58′10″W (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[5] (saddle point) | 900 feet (270 m) Wills Creek @ Little Wills Creek |
| Allegheny Mountain | |
|---|---|
| Allegheny Ridge[1] | |
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| Highest point | |
| Peak | Grandview Summit, Eastern Continental Divide |
| Elevation | 3,010.3 ft (917.5 m) [2]:a |
| Coordinates | 40°3′29″N 78°45′29″W |
| Geography | |
  Allegheny Mountain Allegheny Mountain is a northern portion of the range of Allegheny Mountains | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| Counties | Bedford, Cambria and Somerset |
| Parent range | Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians of the Allegheny Mountains |
| Geology | |
| Orogeny | Alleghenian orogeny |
| Type of rock | Carboniferous[3] |
 Eastern Continental Divide points of Allegheny Mountain (Pennsylvania) | |
References
- DeFebo, Michael. "Improving the Roadway Turnpike Considers Tunnel Options". PATurnpike.com. Archived from the original on 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2009-11-28.
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"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.: 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
- 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.
- Hage, Hother (1839). Report of Hother Hage Chambersburg and Pittsburgh Survey. Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation. p. 113. Retrieved 2009-12-04.
- Google Maps, Maps.Google.com Savage Mountain (PA), Sand Patch Tunnel, Little Savage Mountain
- "Mountain Peaks and Summit Names". MountainPeaks.net. Retrieved 2009-11-29. Savage Mountain PA
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