Negro Mountain

Negro Mountain
Negro Mountain and Deer Valley Lake
Highest point
Elevation3,213 ft (979 m)
Coordinates39°47′10″N 79°10′30″W / 39.78611°N 79.17500°W / 39.78611; -79.17500
Geography
Negro Mountain is located in Pennsylvania
Negro Mountain
Negro Mountain
Location of Negro Mountain in Pennsylvania
LocationSomerset County, Pennsylvania / Garrett County, Maryland, U.S.
Parent rangeAllegheny Mountains
Topo map(s)USGS Markelton, Meyersdale (PA) Quadrangle
Climbing
First ascentUnknown
Easiest routeDrive up

Negro Mountain is a long ridge of the Allegheny Mountains in the eastern United States, stretching 30-mile (48 km) from Deep Creek Lake in Maryland north to the Casselman River in Pennsylvania. The summit, Mount Davis, is the highest point (3,213 feet) in Pennsylvania.[1] Negro Mountain is flanked by Laurel Hill to the west and Allegheny Mountain to the east.

  1. ^ Cohen, Saul B. (2000). The Columbia Gazetteer of North America; Entry: Negro Mountain. New York: Columbia University Press. pp. 1157. ISBN 0-231-11990-9.