Big Mountain Shelter

Big Mountain Shelter is a shelter in Metal Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania. Big Mountain Shelter is situated nearby to the scenic viewpoint Big Mountain Overlook, as well as near Richmond Spring.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Big Mountain.

Peak

Photo: Calzarette, Public domain.

Big Mountain is the high point on the Tuscarora Mountain ridge in south central Pennsylvania in the United States. The 2,458-foot summit is located in the Buchanan State Forest and offers fine view.

Nearby places include Richmond Furnace and Fort Loudon.

Hamlet

Richmond Furnace is an unincorporated community in Franklin County, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Richmond Furnace is situated 2½ miles east of Big Mountain Shelter.

Fort Loudon is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Peters Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 895. Fort Loudon is situated 3 miles southeast of Big Mountain Shelter.

Hamlet

Cove Gap is an unincorporated community in Peters Township in Franklin County, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The community is located along Pennsylvania Route 16 in the western portion of the township, near Buchanan's Birthplace State Park. Cove Gap is situated 6 miles south of Big Mountain Shelter.

Latitude

39.95177° or 39° 57′ 6″ north

Longitude

-77.9426° or 77° 56′ 33″ west

Open location code

87F4X324+PX

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=shelter

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