Martin Hill | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,775 ft (846 m) NGVD 29[1] |
Coordinates | 39°50′52″N 78°33′33″W / 39.847907°N 78.55924°W[1] |
Geography | |
Parent range | Appalachian Mountains |
Topo map | USGS Beans Cove (PA) Quadrangle |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | Road |
Martin Hill is a mountain ridge which connects Tussey Mountain to its east and Evitts Mountain to its west. Martin Hill is located in the Martin Hill Wild Area, which is a part of the Buchanan State Forest, in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, United States. The summit of Martin Hill is one of the few in the Commonwealth which is void of any towers or transmitters; such equipment is located instead on a lesser nearby summit in the same mountain complex. Martin Hill is the second highest in Pennsylvania's Ridge and Valley Appalachians, the highest being Wills Mountain to its west at 2,780 ft (850 m).