Loyalhanna Gorge

Loyalhanna Gorge is a valley in Westmoreland, Pennsylvania and has an elevation of 1,109 feet. Loyalhanna Gorge is situated nearby to the hamlet Buttermilk Falls, as well as near Darlington.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Idlewild and Soak Zone and Ligonier Valley High School.

Idlewild and Soak Zone

Theme park

Idlewild and Soak Zone, also known as Idlewild Park or simply Idlewild, is an amusement park in the Laurel Highlands near Ligonier, Pennsylvania, about 50 miles east of Pittsburgh.

Ligonier Valley High School is a public high school in Westmoreland, Pennsylvania. It serves approximately 500 students that live in Laurel Mountain Borough, Ligonier Borough, Ligonier Township, Cook Township, Fairfield Township, Bolivar Borough, Seward, St. Ligonier Valley High School is situated 2½ miles east of Loyalhanna Gorge.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ligonier and Baggaley.

Ligonier

Town

Photo: Drums600, Public domain.

Ligonier is a borough in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,513 at the 2020 census. Ligonier was settled in the 1760s. Ligonier is situated 3 miles southeast of Loyalhanna Gorge.

Baggaley

Hamlet

Baggaley is an unincorporated community in Unity Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a coal town, with houses built by the Puritan Coke Company of Latrobe to provide homes for its employees. Baggaley is situated 4½ miles west of Loyalhanna Gorge.

Bradenville

Hamlet

Bradenville is a census-designated place and coal town in Derry Township in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The community is located within two miles of the city of Latrobe and is three miles from the borough of Derry. Bradenville is situated 5 miles northwest of Loyalhanna Gorge.

Loyalhanna Gorge

Type: Valley with an elevation of 1,109 feet
Category: landform
Location: Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

40.26246° or 40° 15′ 45″ north

Longitude

-79.28641° or 79° 17′ 11″ west

Elevation

1,109 feet (338 metres)

Open location code

87G27P67+XC

GeoNames ID

5199215

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Buttermilk Falls and Darlington.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Idlewild Park and Clark Hollow.

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