- Bear Pond Mountains
The Bear Pond Mountains are a sub-range in the
Appalachian Mountains , that straddlePennsylvania andMaryland .These mountains are a part of theRidge and Valley Appalachians and reach their highest point atCross Mountain (Pennsylvania) convert|2062|ft|m|0. A unique geologic feature known as the "Punchbowl" occurs in this range. This feature was created by the weathered shales of theOrdovician age in the center of a south-plunging anticline, having been eroded to expose a large amphitheater like feature (punchbowl). Cross and Hearthstone Mountain are made of hard resistant quartzite of theTuscarora Formation of theSilurian age, which form the walls of the bowl.Whitetail Ski Resort is also located in this range on Two Top Mountain.The chief summits of the Bear Pond Mountains are the following:
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Cross Mountain (Pennsylvania) convert|2062|ft|m|0
*Hearthstone Mountain convert|2021|ft|m|0
*Two Top Mountain convert|1780|ft|m|0
*Kasies Knob convert|1760|ft|m|0
*Fairview Mountain convert|1690|ft|m|0
*Gillians Knob convert|1575|ft|m|0
*Bullskin Mountain convert|1551|ft|m|0
*Rickard Mountain convert|1550|ft|m|0
*Sword Mountain convert|1500|ft|m|0
*Abe Mills Mountain convert|1376|ft|m|0
*Johnson Mountain convert|1140|ft|m|0References
Alan R. Geyer (1979) "Outstanding Geologic Features of Pennsylvania",
Geological Survey of Pennsylvania * cite web
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