Back Mountain
The Back Mountain is a region and former census-designated place in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is near the cities of Scranton and Wilkes-Barre.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Suburb with 27,000 residents
- Description: unincorporated community
- Also known as: “Back Mountain, PA”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dallas and Lehman.
Dallas
Village
Photo: Jakec, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dallas is a borough in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,692 at the 2020 census. The local government describes the borough as the "Pride" of the Back Mountain. Dallas is situated 1½ miles east of Back Mountain.
Lehman
Village
Lehman is an unincorporated community in Lehman Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The community is located along Pennsylvania Route 118, 3.4 miles west-southwest of Dallas. Lehman is situated 2 miles southwest of Back Mountain.
Kunkle
Hamlet
Kunkle is an unincorporated community in Dallas Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. Kunkle is situated 3 miles north of Back Mountain.
Back Mountain
- Categories: unincorporated community in the United States, region, and locality
- Location: Dallas Township, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.33591° or 41° 20′ 9″ northLongitude
-75.99631° or 75° 59′ 47″ westPopulation
27,000Elevation
1,276 feet (389 metres)Open location code
87H682P3+9FOpenStreetMap ID
node 158313653OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbGeoNames ID
5178800Wikidata ID
Q1132234
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Volapük—“Back Mountain” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Back Mountain”
- Chinese: “Back Mountain”
- Dutch: “Back Mountain”
- French: “Back Mountain”
- Irish: “Back Mountain”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Back Mountain”
- Persian: “بک ماونتین، پنسیلوانیا”
- Persian: “بک ماونتین”
- Portuguese: “Back Mountain”
- South Azerbaijani: “باک مونتاین”
- Spanish: “Back Mountain”
- Uzbek: “Back Mountain”
- Uzbek: “Баcк Моунтаин”
- Volapük: “Back Mountain”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Parks Cemetery and Pennsylvania Game Commission Northeast Regional Headquarters.
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