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Pennsylvania County High Points

RankCountyPeak Elev-Ft
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1.SomersetMount Davis3213Northern Allegheny Mountains673
2.BedfordBlue Knob3140Central Pennsylvania Allegheny Mountains 
3.WestmorelandLaurel Hill-Radio Tower3000Laurel Highlands 
4.FayetteLaurel Hill2994Laurel Highlands 
5.BlairSchaefer Head2950Central Pennsylvania Allegheny Mountains 
6.CambriaCambria County High Point2862Central Pennsylvania Allegheny Mountains 
7.SusquehannaElk Hill2700Northeastern Pennsylvania 
8.WayneMount Ararat2656Northeastern Pennsylvania 
9.CentreCentre County High Point2630Central Pennsylvania Allegheny Mountains 
10.PotterLyon Hill2600Northern Allegheny Plateau 
 Potter or Bailey Hill2600Northern Allegheny Plateau360
 Potter or White Knoll South2600Northern Allegheny Plateau320
11.SullivanNorth Mountain2585Northern Allegheny Plateau 
12.TiogaCedar Mountain2543Northern Allegheny Plateau 
13.McKeanMcKean County High Point2480Northern Allegheny Plateau 
13.LuzerneCherry Ridge2480Northern Allegheny Plateau 
15.BradfordArmenia Mountain2460Northern Allegheny Plateau 
16.FranklinTuscarora Mountain2458Southern Pennsylvania Ridges 
16.FultonTuscarora Mountain2458Southern Pennsylvania Ridges 
18.ColumbiaRed Rock Mountain-West Slope2440Northern Allegheny Plateau40
19.HuntingdonGreenlee Mountain2420Central Pennsylvania Ridges 
20.ClearfieldChestnut Ridge2405Northern Allegheny Plateau 
21.CameronCameron County High Point2400Northern Allegheny Plateau 
21.LycomingLycoming County High Point2400Northern Allegheny Plateau 
21.WyomingBartlett Mountain2400Northern Allegheny Plateau 
24.ElkWildwood Fire Tower2376Northern Allegheny Plateau 
25.ClintonClinton County High Point2375Northern Allegheny Plateau 
26.MifflinBroad Mountain2360Central Pennsylvania Ridges 
27.LackawannaMoosic Mountains High Point2323Pocono Plateau 
28.CumberlandBlue Mountain-Perry/Cumberland High Point2270Blue Mountain 
28.PerryBlue Mountain-Perry/Cumberland High Point2270Blue Mountain 
30.WarrenWarren County High Point2231Northern Allegheny Plateau 
31.JuniataShade Mountain2228Southern Pennsylvania Ridges 
32.MonroeKistler Ledge2215Pocono Plateau 
33.SnyderShade Mountain-Snyder County High Point2200Central Pennsylvania Ridges1480
34.CarbonLake Mountain2200Pocono Plateau 
35.JeffersonJefferson County High Point2180Northern Allegheny Plateau 
35.IndianaChestnut Ridge-North Section2180Laurel Highlands 
35.UnionJones Mountain2180Central Pennsylvania Ridges 
38.PikePike County High Point2115Pocono Plateau 
39.SchuylkillBears Head2094Anthracite Ridges 
40.AdamsEast Big Flat Ridge2080South Mountain-Catoctin 
41.ForestForest County High Point1954Northern Allegheny Plateau 
42.CrawfordCrawford County High Point1913Northern Allegheny Plateau 
43.ErieErie County High Point1910Northern Allegheny Plateau 
44.ClarionMcNaughton Hill1901Northern Allegheny Plateau 
45.NorthumberlandBoyers Knob1800Anthracite Ridges 
46.DauphinBig Lick Mountain1771Anthracite Ridges 
47.ArmstrongArmstrong County High Point1760Northern Allegheny Plateau 
48.VenangoVenango County High Point1755Northern Allegheny Plateau 
49.BerksBlue Mountain-Berks County High Point1700Blue Mountain 
50.NorthamptonBlue Mountain-Northampton County High Point1695Blue Mountain 
51.GreeneGreene County High Point1680Southern Allegheny Plateau 
52.LehighBlue Mountain-Lehigh County High Point1674Blue Mountain 
53.LebanonStony Mountain1651Anthracite Ridges 
54.MercerMercer County High Point1621Ohio-Wabash-Erie Area 
55.ButlerKelley Benchmark1620Ohio-Wabash-Erie Area 
56.WashingtonWashington County High Point1572Southern Allegheny Plateau 
57.LawrenceLawrence County High Point1460Ohio-Wabash-Erie Area 
58.AlleghenyAllegheny County High Point1420Northern Allegheny Plateau 
 Allegheny or Allegheny County High Point #21401Southern Allegheny Plateau 
59.YorkStone Head North1412South Mountain-Catoctin 
60.MontourMontour Ridge-Northeast Slope1400Northern Allegheny Plateau40
61.BeaverBig Knob1383Ohio-Wabash-Erie Area 
 Beaver or Beaver County High Point #21400Southern Allegheny Plateau 
62.LancasterLancaster County High Point1200Southeast Pennsylvania Hills 
63.ChesterWelsh Mountain1100Southeast Pennsylvania Hills 
64.BucksFlint Hill-Northeast Slope980Southeast Pennsylvania Hills20
65.MontgomeryMill Hill720Southeast Pennsylvania Hills80
66.DelawareDelaware County High Point510Southeast Pennsylvania Hills 
67.PhiladelphiaChestnut Hill441Southeast Pennsylvania Hills171

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List Description

Acknowledgments

Sources that were used to help me compile this list include:

  • About 30 of these points I determined by personal research done prior to 1990.
  • Book County High Points by Andy Martin; list compiled 1993 by Andy Martin, reviewed by Michael Schwartz.

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