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Allegheny Plateau

Range Type	Highland or plateau
Highest Point	Elk Hill (2680+ ft/817+ m)
Countries	United States
States/Provinces	Pennsylvania (43%), New York (38%), West Virginia (19%) (numbers are approximate percentage of range area)
Area	49,916 sq mi / 129,282 sq km Area may include lowland areas
Extent	397 mi / 639 km North-South 425 mi / 684 km East-West
Center Lat/Long	40° 36' N; 79° 23' W
Map Link	Microsoft Bing Map
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Map of Allegheny Plateau
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Other Ranges: To go to pages for other ranges either click on the map above, or on range names in the hierarchy snapshot below, which show the parent, siblings, and children of the Allegheny Plateau.

Appalachian Plateaus	Level 3 (Parent)
Allegheny Plateau	Level 4
Northern Allegheny Plateau	Level 5 (Child)
Finger Lakes	Level 5 (Child)
Northeastern Pennsylvania	Level 5 (Child)
Pocono Plateau	Level 5 (Child)
Southern Allegheny Plateau	Level 5 (Child)
Catskill Mountains	Level 4 (Sibling)
Allegheny Mountains	Level 4 (Sibling)
Cumberland Plateau	Level 4 (Sibling)
Cumberland Mountains	Level 4 (Sibling)

Major Peaks of the Allegheny Plateau

Ten Highest Peaks
Rank	Peak Name	ft	m	Range5
1.	Elk Hill	2680+	817+	Northeastern Pennsylvania
2.	Mount Ararat	2656	810	Northeastern Pennsylvania
3.	North Mountain	2585	788	Northern Allegheny Plateau
4.	Bailey Hill	2580+	786+	Northern Allegheny Plateau
5.	White Knoll South	2580+	786+	Northern Allegheny Plateau
6.	Lyon Hill	2580+	786+	Northern Allegheny Plateau
7.	Cobb Hill	2561	781	Northern Allegheny Plateau
8.	White Knoll	2560	780	Northern Allegheny Plateau
9.	Alma Hill	2548	777	Northern Allegheny Plateau
10.	Cedar Mountain	2543	775	Northern Allegheny Plateau
Sub-peaks are excluded from this list. List may not be complete, since only summits in the PBC Database are included.

Child Range High Points
Rank	Peak Name	ft	m	Range5
1.	Elk Hill	2680+	817+	Northeastern Pennsylvania
2.	North Mountain	2585	788	Northern Allegheny Plateau
3.	Moosic Mountains High Point	2323	708	Pocono Plateau
4.	Frost Hill	2280+	695+	Finger Lakes
5.	Bird Knob	1864	568	Southern Allegheny Plateau

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