Blue Mountain (pennsylvania)

GEOGRAPHY

The ridge of Blue Mountain runs for 150 miles through Pennsylvania, reaching an elevation of 2,270 Feet (692 Meters ) above Sea Level just north of the Pennsylvania Turnpike , near the borough of Newburg . Most of the ridgecrest, however, only reaches between 1,400 and 1,600 feet in elevation. The mountain's width varies from 1 to 3 miles.

The southwestern end of the mountain is at Big Gap, west of series

Blue Mountain marks the boundary between the Great Appalachian Valley and the main Ridge-and-valley Appalachians .

WATER GAP S

Four of Pennsylvania's major rivers cut through Blue Mountain.

The Delaware River , which forms Pennsylvania's eastern border with New Jersey, Passes Through the ridge just southeast of Stroudsburg .

The Lehigh River , which feeds the Delaware at Easton , Passes Through the ridge near Palmerton .

The Schuylkill River , which feeds the Delaware at Philadelphia , passes through the ridge just north of Hamburg .

The Susquehanna River , which feeds the Chesapeake Bay , passes through the ridge just north of Harrisburg , Pennsylvania's capital.

THE PENNSYLVANIA TURNPIKE

The Pennsylvania Turnpike system passes through the Blue Mountain at two points.

The Blue Mountain Tunnel carries the Turnpike's east-west mainline ( Interstate 76 ) through the ridge in northern Franklin County . The turnpike also tunnels through a parallel ridge of the same mountain just to the west (with the two tunnel portals only 0.2 miles apart; the name of this western tunnel is Kittatinny Mountain .

The Lehigh Tunnel , so named to avoid confusion with the former, carries the Turnpike's north-south Northeast Extension ( Interstate 476 ) through the ridge between Lehigh and Carbon Counties.

BLUE MOUNTAIN ATTRACTIONS IN PENNSYLVANIA

The Appalachian Trail is concurrent with the top of the ridge from New Jersey to northern Lebanon County .

Hawk Mountain Sanctuary is located at the very northern edge of Berks County .

Blue Mountain Ski Area is found on the north face of the ridge in the southeastern corner of Carbon County.

Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area reaches across Northampton , Monroe , and Pike Counties and into New Jersey, mostly to the northwest of the ridge.

Boyd Big Tree Preserve Conservation Area in Dauphin County

BLUE MOUNTAIN SCHOOL DISTRICT

There is also a school district named after the mountain range. It is located just off Rt. 61 in Schuylkill Haven, PA

SEE ALSO

Appalachian Mountains

Shawangunk Formation

REFERENCES

EXTERNAL LINKS

Hawk Mountain

Hawk mountain location

Blue Mountain Ski Area

Blue Mountain School District

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Blue Mountain (pennsylvania)