| Savage Mountain | |
|---|---|
 Wind farm on the summit, near Pleasant Union, Pennsylvania | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,667 ft (813 m)[1] |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 30 mi (48 km) |
| Naming | |
| Etymology | eponym: John Savage |
| Geography | |
  Savage Mountain Location of Savage Mountain in Pennsylvania | |
| Country | United States |
| States | Maryland and Pennsylvania |
| Counties | Allegany MD, Bedford PA, Garrett MD and Somerset PA |
| Range coordinates | 39°53′11″N 78°44′10″W / 39.88639°N 78.73611°W |
| Parent range | Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians |
| Geology | |
| Orogeny | Alleghenian orogeny (the western edge of the Allegheny Formation "shows along the eastern slope of Savage Mountain".) |
| Mountain type | anticline |
| Type of rock | Carboniferous:[2] "Mauch Chunk Red Shales and Limestones" |
Savage Mountain is an anticline extending from Bedford County, Pennsylvania southwest into Western Maryland.[3] It is the western side of the Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians, and the eastern portion of the ridge forms the border of Garrett and Allegany Counties of Maryland.
The anti-cline includes two parallel component ridges: Little Savage Mountain to the west and Big Savage Mountain to the east. Little Savage Mountain becomes Allegheny Mountain to the north at a saddle near Meyersdale, while Big Savage Mountain becomes Backbone Mountain to the south at the Savage River Reservoir.
Portions of Savage Mountain form the Eastern Continental Divide, separating watersheds draining to the Ohio River and those draining to the Potomac. To the northwest of Savage Mountain, waters drain to the Casselman River. The North Branch Potomac River watershed encompasses the southwestern and eastern portions of the ridge.
- ^ a b "Savage Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. August 2, 1979. Retrieved May 31, 2010.
- ^ Stevenson, J. J (1882). The Geology of Bedford and Fulton Counties. Board of Commissioners. p. 95. Retrieved 2009-12-06.
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Savage Mountain (MD), Savage Mountain (PA), Sand Patch Tunnel, Little Savage Mountain