Mount Davis
Mount Davis is the highest point in Pennsylvania. Located in Forbes State Forest near the hamlet of Markleton in Elk Lick Township, Somerset County, it lies on a gentle crest of a 30-mile ridge extending from central Somerset County southward into Garrett County, Maryland, where it is known as Negro Mountain.
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 3,209 feet
- Description: highest point in Pennsylvania
- Also known as: “戴維斯山”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Springs and West Salisbury.
West Salisbury
Hamlet
West Salisbury is an unincorporated community in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States. West Salisbury is situated 5 miles southeast of Mount Davis.
Salisbury
Village
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.Mount Davis
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Township of Elk Lick, Somerset, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.78599° or 39° 47′ 10″ north
Longitude
-79.17675° or 79° 10′ 36″ west
Elevation
3,209 feet (978 metres)
Open location code
87F2QRPF+97
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Breton to Western Panjabi—“Mount Davis” goes by many names.
- Breton: “Menez Davis”
- Catalan: “Mount Davis”
- Cebuano: “Mount Davis”
- Chinese: “戴維斯山 (賓夕法尼亞州)”
- Chinese: “戴维斯山 (宾夕法尼亚州)”
- Chinese: “戴维斯山”
- Dutch: “Mount Davis”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل مونت داڤيس”
- French: “mont Davis”
- French: “Mont Davis”
- Georgian: “მაუნტ-დევისი”
- German: “Mount Davis”
- Italian: “Mount Davis”
- Japanese: “デイヴィス山”
- Slovenian: “Mount Davis”
- Spanish: “Mount Davis”
- Ukrainian: “Девіс”
- Urdu: “ماؤنٹ ڈیوس”
- Venetian: “Mount Davis”
- Vietnamese: “núi Davis”
- Western Panjabi: “ٹلہ ڈیوس”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Savage and Compton.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Mount Davis Natural Area and Livengood to Laurel Run.
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Worth a closer look: Philadelphia and Pittsburgh.
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