Cape Horn
Cape Horn is a peak in Peters Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania and has an elevation of 1,729 feet. Cape Horn is situated nearby to the hamlet Buchanan Summit, as well as near Fort Loudon.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Big Mountain.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fort Loudon and Richmond Furnace.
Fort Loudon
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.
Richmond Furnace
Hamlet
Richmond Furnace is an unincorporated community in Franklin County, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.
Cove Gap
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 5 miles south of Cape Horn.
Cape Horn
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,729 feet
- Description: mountain in Pennsylvania, United States of America
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Peters Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.9337° or 39° 56′ 1″ northLongitude
-77.92611° or 77° 55′ 34″ westElevation
1,729 feet (527 metres)Open location code
87F4W3MF+FHOpenStreetMap ID
node 357279737OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
“Cape Horn” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Cape Horn (bukid sa Estados Unidos, Pennsylvania)”
- Cebuano: “Cape Horn”
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Localities in the Area
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