Mount Davis, Pennsylvania Prominence: 653 ft, 199 m | Elevation: 3213 feet, 979 meters | True Isolation: 24.99 mi, 40.22 km |
Elevation Info: | NAVD88 Elevation: 3213 ft / 979 m | Latitude/Longitude (WGS84) | 39° 47' 10'' N, 79° 10' 36'' W 39.786009, -79.176802 (Dec Deg) 656117 E 4405597 N, Zone 17 (UTM) | Country | United States | State/Province | Pennsylvania (Highest Point) | County/Second Level Region | Somerset (Highest Point) | City/Town | Elk Lick | Links
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Lists that contain Mount Davis: Contiguous 48 U.S. State High Points (Rank #31) U.S. State High Points (Rank #33) United States State/Territory High Points (Rank #34) EPIC List - States of the USA (Rank #48) Combined USA-Canada-Mexico State/Province High Points (Rank #70) CoHP High Five List (Rank #145) Northeastern USA CoHPs (Rank #49) Mid-Atlantic CoHPs (Rank #11) High Points of Counties in 13 Original States (Rank #91) Pennsylvania County High Points (Rank #1)
Selected Guidebook(s) for this Peak: Fifty State Summits, Guide with Maps to State Highpoints (Zumwalt) Highpoints of the United States: A Guide to the Fifty State Summits (Holmes) Highpoint Adventures: The Complete Guide to the 50 State Highpoints (Winger)
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Total ascents/attempts logged by registered Peakbagger.com users: 1085 Show all viewable ascents/attempts (Total: 972)
Selected Trip Reports: 1990 07 by Thomas Blair 1991-07-11 by Dennis Stewart 2001-05-24 by Scott Surgent 2007-03-27 by Coby King (GPS Track) 2008-08-31 by Jamie Bakken 2010-08-08 by Drew Gajan 2010-11-17 by William Musser 2012-04-30 by Bob Bolton 2012-06-25 by Alan Barber 2012-07-25 by Joe McGillian 2013-05-11 by Dave Dunham 2013-07-15 by Peter Stone 2013-07-28 by Ryan Turner (GPS Track) 2014-05-08 by Morris Zwick 2015-06-20 by Brian Molloy 2015-09-07 by David Odenwalder 2015-10-19 by Jimmy Bielli 2015-12-22 by Curtis Bowden 2016-08-30 by Austin Mueller (GPS Track) 2016-09-10 by Eric Lombardo (GPS Track) 2016-09-17 by Chris Gordon 2016-12-26 by Eleanor Conwell 2017-03-13 by Vinnie Slade 2017-11-23 by Mary Ruth Merkel 2019-06-12 by Eric Davidson 2019-06-15 by Paige Madden 2019-09-20 by Mike Evano 2020-05-15 by Paige Madden 2020-05-24 by Kevin Spillman (GPS Track) 2020-08-27 by Justin Ewing (GPS Track) 2020-09-06 by Garret Stoops (GPS Track) 2020-09-28 by Don Elwell 2020-10-23 by Gustav Sexauer 2021-09-16 by Raven Matherne (GPS Track) 2022-03-27 by Lee Newton (GPS Track) 2022-05-31 by Matt Dougherty (GPS Track) 2022-06-25 by Gustav Sexauer 2022-07-24 by Gabriel C 2022-10-07 by Stephen Pardo (GPS Track)
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| In 2022, analysis of LIDAR datasets for the Mount Davis area discovered that there were two areas, to the north and to the south of the traditional summit area, that could be higher by a few feet of elevation.
This site will continue to list the long-accepted area as the highest point in Pennsylvania until confirmation of these findings by professional surveying methods, such as differential GPS with post-processing of data. LIDAR data is valuable tool, but any kind of remote sensing is no substitute for rigorous on-site surveys. The new candidate points are in very dense and difficult brush, which may complicate LIDAR analysis.
Informally, rangers at Forbes State Forest have told the Highpointers Club that earlier surveys confirmed the accepted high point in a time when the brush was less. Also, the 5-foot high boulder there may not show up in LIDAR data.
If there is confirmation of a new Pennsylvania high point, Peakbagger.com will be updated accordingly. |
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