Tuscarora Mountain
Tuscarora Mountain is a mountain ridge of the
Ridge and Valley province in central Pennsylvania. It reaches its highest point on Big Mountain (Pennsylvania) at 2,458 feet (749 m) above sea level. The mountain is named after the Tuscarora people.[1]
The mountain runs from northeast to southwest, extending from the
counties.Much of Pennsylvania State Game Lands 124 lies on Tuscarora Mountain.[2]
Just north of Cowans Gap, the Pennsylvania Turnpike traverses the ridge through the Tuscarora Mountain Tunnel.
Geologically, the mountain is held up by the
Tuscarora Formation
.
References
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- ^ Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 30.
- ^ "Road Classification" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-05-26.