Allegheny Mountain (Pennsylvania)




For the Little Allegheny Mountain summit (2,165 feet) in Maryland, see Dans Mountain.

For other mountains with a similar name, see Allegheny Mountain (disambiguation).














































Allegheny Mountain
Allegheny Ridge[1]

Allegheny Mountain Tunnel.JPG

Allegheny Mountain Tunnel on the Pennsylvania Turnpike

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 / 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


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]


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 Fraziers Pass 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..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ "GISDATA Map Studio". United States Geological Survey. 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


    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. 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. ^ ab Google Maps, Maps.Google.com |access-date= requires |url= (help)
    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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