Big Mountain (Pennsylvania)
- Big Mountain (Pennsylvania)
Infobox Mountain
Name = Big Mountain
Photo = Big Mountain Summit.jpg
Caption = Big Mountain
Elevation = 2,458 feet (749 m)
Location = Pennsylvania, USA
Range = Appalachian Mountains
Prominence =
Topographic
USGS McConnellsburg (PA) Quadrangle
First ascent = unknown
Easiest route = drive up
Big Mountain is the high point on the Tuscarora Mountain ridge in south central Pennsylvania in the United States. The convert|2458|ft|m|abbr=on. summit is located in the Buchanan State Forest and offers an overlook that is one of the more stunning in the Commonwealth.
Tuscarora Formation quartzite of the Silurian Age underlies the summit; it is this weather resistant rock which gives Big Mountain its high prominence.
Big Mountain and the rest of the Tuscarora Ridge has abundant wildlife. Black bear, white-tailed deer, a variety of bird species and it's most notorious resident the Timber rattler can be found while hiking on the ridge.
The Tuscarora Trail passes along the ridge and over the summit, the nearby Cowans Gap State Park offers a variety of campsites, swimming, boating and hiking trails centered around a 42 acre lake.
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References
Alan R. Geyer (1979) "Outstanding Geologic Features of Pennsylvania", Geological Survey of Pennsylvania
Charles H. Shultz (1999) "The Geology of Pennsylvania", Geological Survey of Pennsylvania ISBN 0-8182-0227-0
External links
* [http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/FORESTRY/stateforests/buchanan.aspx Buchanan State Forest]
* [http://www.weather.com/outlook/recreation/outdoors/local/USPA1006?from=recentsearch Big Mountain weather; McConnellsburg, Pennsylvania]
* [http://www.peakware.com/photos.html?pk=2489 Big Mountain on Peakware.com]
* [http://www.summitpost.org/mountain/rock/153425/tuscarora-mountain.html Tuscarora Mountain on Summitpost.org]
* [http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?lat=39.94914&lon=-77.93741&s=100&size=l&u=4&datum=nad27&layer=DRG25 Big Mountain Topo Map]
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