Martin Hill (Pennsylvania)

Martin Hill
Martin Hill
Highest point
Elevation2,775 ft (846 m) NGVD 29[1]
Coordinates39°50′52″N 78°33′33″W / 39.847907°N 78.55924°W / 39.847907; -78.55924[1]
Geography
Parent rangeAppalachian Mountains
Topo mapUSGS Beans Cove (PA) Quadrangle
Climbing
Easiest routeRoad

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).

  1. ^ a b "Martin Hill, Pennsylvania". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2013-01-15.