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{{Infobox mountain
| name = Mount Pisgah
| name = Mount Pisgah
| elevation_ft = 1557
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| elevation_ref = <ref>''Leighton, Pennsylvania,'' 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1999</ref>
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| location = [[Carbon County, Pennsylvania]], [[United States|U.S.]]
| location = [[Carbon County, Pennsylvania]], [[United States|U.S.]]
| range = [[Appalachian Mountains]]
| range = [[Appalachian Mountains]]
| topo = [[United States Geological Survey|USGS]] East Troy (PA) Quadrangle
| topo = [[United States Geological Survey|USGS]] Leighton (PA) Quadrangle
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'''Mount Pisgah''' is a peak in [[Carbon County, Pennsylvania]] situated north-northwest from and looming over the right bank business district in downtown [[Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania]].
'''Mount Pisgah''' is a peak in [[Carbon County, Pennsylvania]] situated north-northwest from and looming over the right bank business district in downtown [[Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania|Jim Thorpe]].


== Location ==
== Location ==
Mount Pisgah is located above [[Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania]], which terminates the northeastern end of the 12.5 mile long Pisgah Mountain (or [[Pisgah Ridge]]) in the [[Lehigh Valley]]. The peak is located in northeastern Pennsylvania's [[Geology of Pennsylvania#Anthracite Upland|Anthracite Upland]] region on the right & south bank of the [[Lehigh River]] just North of and parallel to Broadway which is a block downhill from the lower looping end of the [[Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company|historic LC&N]] company's historic [[Mauch Chunk & Summit Hill Railway]] (The second in North America), which delivered coal to barges through chutes crossing what is now [[U.S. Route 209]] and the rail yard along the Lehigh.
Mount Pisgah is located above Jim Thorpe and is the northeastern end of the 12.5-mile-long [[Pisgah Mountain]] (or Pisgah Ridge) above the [[Lehigh Valley]]. The peak is located in northeastern Pennsylvania's [[Geology of Pennsylvania#Anthracite Upland|Anthracite Upland]] region on the west bank of the [[Lehigh River]] just north of and parallel to Broadway, which is a block downhill from the lower looping end of the historic [[Lehigh Coal & Navigation Company]]'s historic [[Mauch Chunk & Summit Hill Railway]], which delivered coal to barges through chutes crossing what is now [[U.S. Route 209]] and the rail yard along the Lehigh.
While lower south slope of the mountain and the ends of the broken railroad loop and yard has now been developed into private lots and a town street, there are still two railway rights-of-ways&emdash;railroad bed road ends now turned into bike & hiking trails to travel the {{convert|7.6|mi|km|1}} trip to the upper terminous and loop at [[Summit Hill, Pennsylvania]]. The former Upwards or climbing roadbed connects via a switchback and path to the Mount Pisgah summit that has a view of the surrounding countryside, especially the Lehigh Valley and the [[Mauch Chunk-Bear Mountain Gap]] {{convert|600|ft|m|0}}<ref>estimated from USGS Topogical map, given summit and the benchmark notation BM=490 ft at confluence of "Beaverdam Run", along US-209 near the Parkerton rail yard</ref> and the canal TBDL-XXX feet below, and two hiking-biking trails now depart along the pathways up to [[Summit Hill, Pennsylvania]] once the uproad and downroads of the United States' and North America's second railroad, [[Mauch Chunk Switchback Railway]] is also located at the base of the mountain.
While the lower south slope of the mountain and the ends of the railroad loop and yard have now been developed into private lots and a town street, there are still two railway rights-of-ways&mdash;railroad bed road ends now turned into bike & hiking trails to travel the {{convert|7.6|mi|km|1}} trip to the upper terminus and loop at [[Summit Hill, Pennsylvania]]. The former Upwards or climbing roadbed connects via a switchback path the steep climb to the Mount Pisgah summit that has a view of the surrounding countryside, especially the Lehigh Valley and the [[Mauch Chunk Mountain|Mauch Chunk]]-[[Bear Mountain (Pennsylvania)|Bear Mountain]] Gap and the slackwater area above the last canal dam {{convert|600|ft|m|0}}<ref>estimated from USGS Topogical map, given summit and the benchmark notation BM=490 ft at confluence of "Beaverdam Run", along US-209 near the Parkerton rail yard</ref> below, and two hiking-biking trails now depart along the pathways up to [[Summit Hill, Pennsylvania]] once the uproad and downroads of the United States' and North America's second railroad, [[Mauch Chunk Switchback Railway]] is also located at the base of the mountain.


== Name ==
== Name ==
Mt. Pisgah is named for the biblical mountain in [[Jordan]] from which [[Moses]] first saw the promised land.
Mt. Pisgah is named for the biblical mountain in [[Jordan]] from which [[Moses]] first saw the promised land.

==References==
==References==
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* Tom Thwaites (1997) "''50 hikes in Eastern Pennsylvania''", Third edition
* Tom Thwaites (1997) "''50 hikes in Eastern Pennsylvania''", Third edition
* Art Michaels (2003) "''Pennsylvania Overlooks a guide for Sightseers and Outdoor People''", Penn State Press
* Art Michaels (2003) "''Pennsylvania Overlooks a guide for Sightseers and Outdoor People''", Penn State Press
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Latest revision as of 01:06, 25 January 2021

Mount Pisgah
Highest point
Elevation1,360 ft (410 m)[1]
Geography
LocationCarbon County, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Parent rangeAppalachian Mountains
Topo mapUSGS Leighton (PA) Quadrangle

Mount Pisgah is a peak in Carbon County, Pennsylvania situated north-northwest from and looming over the right bank business district in downtown Jim Thorpe.

Location[edit]

Mount Pisgah is located above Jim Thorpe and is the northeastern end of the 12.5-mile-long Pisgah Mountain (or Pisgah Ridge) above the Lehigh Valley. The peak is located in northeastern Pennsylvania's Anthracite Upland region on the west bank of the Lehigh River just north of and parallel to Broadway, which is a block downhill from the lower looping end of the historic Lehigh Coal & Navigation Company's historic Mauch Chunk & Summit Hill Railway, which delivered coal to barges through chutes crossing what is now U.S. Route 209 and the rail yard along the Lehigh.

While the lower south slope of the mountain and the ends of the railroad loop and yard have now been developed into private lots and a town street, there are still two railway rights-of-ways—railroad bed road ends now turned into bike & hiking trails to travel the 7.6 miles (12.2 km) trip to the upper terminus and loop at Summit Hill, Pennsylvania. The former Upwards or climbing roadbed connects via a switchback path the steep climb to the Mount Pisgah summit that has a view of the surrounding countryside, especially the Lehigh Valley and the Mauch Chunk-Bear Mountain Gap and the slackwater area above the last canal dam 600 feet (183 m)[2] below, and two hiking-biking trails now depart along the pathways up to Summit Hill, Pennsylvania once the uproad and downroads of the United States' and North America's second railroad, Mauch Chunk Switchback Railway is also located at the base of the mountain.

Name[edit]

Mt. Pisgah is named for the biblical mountain in Jordan from which Moses first saw the promised land.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Leighton, Pennsylvania, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1999
  2. ^ estimated from USGS Topogical map, given summit and the benchmark notation BM=490 ft at confluence of "Beaverdam Run", along US-209 near the Parkerton rail yard
  • Alan R. Geyer (1979) "Outstanding Geologic Features of Pennsylvania", Geological Survey of Pennsylvania
  • Tom Thwaites (1997) "50 hikes in Eastern Pennsylvania", Third edition
  • Art Michaels (2003) "Pennsylvania Overlooks a guide for Sightseers and Outdoor People", Penn State Press

40°52′10″N 75°44′59″W / 40.86944°N 75.74972°W / 40.86944; -75.74972

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