Nesquehoning Mountain
Nesquehoning Mountain or Nesquehoning Ridge is a 15–17-mile-long coal bearing ridge dividing the waters of Lehigh Valley to the north from the Schuylkill River valley and the several near parallel ridgelines of the Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians barrier range all local members of which run generally WSW-ENE in the greater overall area.- Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,549 feet
- Description: also known as Nesquehoning Ridge, a 15-17 mile long coal bearing ridge
- Also known as: “Nesquehoning Ridge”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tamaqua and Newkirk.
Tamaqua
Town
Photo: Hshuvaeva, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tamaqua is a borough in eastern Schuylkill County in the Coal Region of Pennsylvania, United States. It had a population of 6,934 as of the 2020 U.S. census.
Newkirk
Hamlet
Newkirk is an unincorporated community and coal town in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States, 1.4 miles south of Tamaqua. Newkirk is situated 5 miles southwest of Nesquehoning Mountain.
South Tamaqua
Hamlet
South Tamaqua is a village located along the Little Schuylkill River at the junctions of Routes 309 and 443 in West Penn Township, Pennsylvania, United States. South Tamaqua is situated 5 miles south of Nesquehoning Mountain.
Nesquehoning Mountain
- Category: landform
- Location: Rush Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.83342° or 40° 50′ 0″ northLongitude
-75.91576° or 75° 54′ 57″ westElevation
1,549 feet (472 metres)Open location code
87G6R3MM+9MOpenStreetMap ID
node 357322323OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Urdu—“Nesquehoning Mountain” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Nesquehoning Mountain”
- Urdu: “نیسکوپونینگ ریج”
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