Opperman Pass

Opperman Pass is a gap in Luzerne, Pennsylvania and has an elevation of 2,201 feet. Opperman Pass is situated nearby to the hamlet Ricketts, as well as near the area Glen Leigh.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ricketts and Bellasylva.

Ricketts

Hamlet

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Ricketts is a ghost town that was established as a lumber mill company town in Sullivan and Wyoming counties, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Ricketts was built in 1890 along Mehoopany Creek in both Colley Township in Sullivan County and Forkston Township in Wyoming County for sawmills of the Trexler and Turrell Lumber Company. Ricketts is situated 2 miles northwest of Opperman Pass.

Bellasylva

Hamlet

Bellasylva is an unincorporated community in Forkston Township, Wyoming County, Pennsylvania, United States. Bellasylva is situated 6 miles north of Opperman Pass.

Opperman Pass

Type: Gap with an elevation of 2,201 feet
Category: landform
Location: Luzerne, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.37091° or 41° 22′ 15″ north

Longitude

-76.25605° or 76° 15′ 22″ west

Elevation

2,201 feet (671 metres)

Open location code

87H59PCV+9H

GeoNames ID

5204559

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