Buchanan Summit

Buchanan Summit is a hamlet in Peters Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania. Buchanan Summit is situated nearby to the hamlet Tuscarora Summit, as well as near Bear Lick.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Big Mountain.

Peak

Photo: Calzarette, Public domain.

Big Mountain is the high point on the Tuscarora Mountain ridge in south central Pennsylvania in the United States. The 2,458-foot summit is located in the Buchanan State Forest and offers fine view. Big Mountain is situated 2 miles north of Buchanan Summit.

Nearby places include Fort Loudon and Cove Gap.

Hamlet

Fort Loudon is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Peters Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 895. Fort Loudon is situated 2 miles east of Buchanan Summit.

Hamlet

Cove Gap is an unincorporated community in Peters Township in Franklin County, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The community is located along Pennsylvania Route 16 in the western portion of the township, near Buchanan's Birthplace State Park. Cove Gap is situated 3½ miles south of Buchanan Summit.

Hamlet

Richmond Furnace is an unincorporated community in Franklin County, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Richmond Furnace is situated 4 miles northeast of Buchanan Summit.

Latitude

39.91898° or 39° 55′ 8″ north

Longitude

-77.945° or 77° 56′ 42″ west

Elevation

1,854 feet (565 metres)

Open location code

87F4W394+H2

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

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