Rays Hill
| Rays Hill | |
|---|---|
 View of Rays Hill from Sideling Hill | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,443 ft (745 m) |
| Geography | |
| Location | Bedford / Fulton / Huntingdon counties, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Parent range | Appalachian Mountains |
Rays Hill is a mountain
Ridge and Valley Appalachians region. It is bordered to the east by Sideling Hill. About halfway along its run, the west side of Rays Hill ties into Broad Top
Mountain, a large plateau.
On its west it is bordered by Tussey Mountain south of Broad Top Mountain and Rocky Ridge north of Broad Top Mountain. The ridge is known both as "Rays" and "Wrays." To the north of Broad Top Mountain it is most often spelled "Wrays" and to the south most often "Rays."
The southern section holds the
East Broad Top Railroad
.
Geology
This mountain ridge forms the boundary between Bedford and Fulton counties in south central Pennsylvania, and also extends northward into Huntingdon County.
Rays Hill is held up by the
Catskill Formation are exposed on the northwest flank of the mountain below the Pocono. Town Hill, to the west, and Rays Hill form a syncline.[1]
Part of Buchanan State Forest lies on Rays Hill.
References
- ^ Map 61:Atlas of Preliminary Geologic Quadrangle Maps of Pennsylvania, Amaranth, Breezewood, and Mench Quadrangles
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rays Hill.
- "Latitude and Longitude from TopoQuest". TopoQuest.com.