Negro Mountain

Negro Mountain
Negro Mountain and Deer Valley Lake
Highest point
Elevation3,213 ft (979 m)
Coordinates39°47′10″N 79°10′30″W / 39.78611°N 79.17500°W / 39.78611; -79.17500
Geography
Negro Mountain
Location of Negro Mountain in Pennsylvania
LocationSomerset County, Pennsylvania / Garrett County, Maryland, U.S.
Parent rangeAllegheny Mountains
Topo map(s)USGS Markelton, Meyersdale (PA) Quadrangle
Climbing
First ascentUnknown
Easiest routeDrive up

Negro Mountain is a long ridge of the Allegheny Mountains in the eastern United States, stretching 30-mile (48 km) from Deep Creek Lake in Maryland north to the Casselman River in Pennsylvania. The summit, Mount Davis, is the highest point (3,213 feet) in Pennsylvania. Negro Mountain is flanked by Laurel Hill to the west and Allegheny Mountain to the east.