Mount Ararat (Pennsylvania)
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Mount Ararat is the highest point in Wayne County, and one of the higher points in the eastern part of Pennsylvania. Mount Ararat is located in the Glaciated Low Plateaus section of Pennsylvania's geology. This section is characterized with low rolling hills and modest relief. This summit is of low relief but stands as a peak above the countryside.
The west and north sides of Mount Ararat drain into the East Branch of the Lackawanna River, thence into the Susquehanna River, and into Chesapeake Bay. The east side of Ararat drains into the West Branch of the Lackawaxen River, thence into the Delaware River, and into Delaware Bay.
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- Mountains of Pennsylvania
- Geography of Wayne County, Pennsylvania
- Pennsylvania geography stubs
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