- Mount Davis (Pennsylvania)
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Mount Davis 
View from observation tower (looking SE)Elevation 3,213 ft (979 m) [1] Listing U.S. state high point Location Forbes State Forestallegheny plateau regionSomerset County, Pennsylvania,
Mount Davis
United StatesRange Allegheny Mountains Coordinates 39°47′10″N 79°10′33″W / 39.78611°N 79.17583°WCoordinates: 39°47′10″N 79°10′33″W / 39.78611°N 79.17583°W[2] Topo map USGS Markleton and Meyersdale Climbing Easiest route Hike Mount Davis is the highest point in Pennsylvania. Located in the 5,685 acre (23.01 km²) Forbes State Forest in Elk Lick Township, Somerset County, it rises to 3,213 ft. (979 m) along a gentle crest of a 30 mile (50 km) ridge line extending from central Somerset County southward into Garrett County, Maryland known as Negro Mountain.
The high point was named for John Nelson Davis, an early settler, American Civil War veteran, surveyor and naturalist known for his studies of the mountain's flora and fauna.
Mt. Davis may be ascended by car or by a number of hiking trails. Its surrounds are noted for their patterns of unusual circular stone formed by periglacial action, and the summit features a metal observation tower with a relief map of the region.
Weather on the peak is temperate, punctuated by heavy winds, rain, and hail. Temperature extremes range from -30 to 106 °F (-34 to 35 °C), though frosts have been recorded in every month of the year. Summer conditions are generally mild and winters are characterized by moderate snowfall. Average annual precipitation ranges from 38 to 42 inches (970 to 1070 mm).[citation needed]
Trails
Trails in the park include:[3]
- High Point Trail: 0.8 miles (1.3 km)
- Mt. Davis Trail: 0.1 miles (0.2 km)
- Shelter Rock Trail: 1 mile (1.6 km)
- Tub Mill Run Trail: 2.8 miles (4.5 km)
- Timberslide Trail: 0.5 miles (0.8 km)
- Laurel Run Trail: 1.9 miles (3.1 km)
- Wolf Rock Trail: 0.8 miles (1.3 km)
- Shelter Rock Road: 1.6 miles (2.6 km)
- Livengood Trail: 1.1 miles (1.8 km)
References
- ^ "Mount Davis". Peakbagger.com. http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=7351. Retrieved 2009-01-30.
- ^ "Mount Davis". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1209050. Retrieved 2009-01-30.
- ^ "Mount Davis". SummitPost. http://www.summitpost.org/mountain/rock/151425/mount-davis.html. Retrieved 2009-01-30.
360° panoramic view from observation tower on Mt. Davis
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