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The Laurel Highlands is a region in southwestern Pennsylvania made up of Fayette County, Somerset County, and Westmoreland County. [1] It has a population of about 600,000 people. The region is approximately fifty-five miles southeast of Pittsburgh ; the Laurel Highlands center on Laurel Hill and Chestnut Ridge of the Allegheny Mountains .
Chestnut Ridge rises in southern Indiana County and continues to the south-southwest for approximately 75 miles. The ridge crosses Westmoreland County and Fayette County into West Virginia then gradually disappears into a series of hills and finally ends roughly 5 miles (8.0 km) southeast of Morgantown, West Virginia.
The Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail is a 70.1-mile (112.8 km) hiking trail in southwestern Pennsylvania, which largely follows the Laurel Hill geologic formation. It begins at Ohiopyle State Park and travels generally to the northeast, and ends at Conemaugh Gorge near Johnstown. Construction of the trail began in 1970.
Laurel Ridge State Park is a 13,625-acre (5,514 ha) Pennsylvania state park that with parcels in Cambria, Fayette, Somerset, and Westmoreland counties, Pennsylvania in the United States. History and location
Named features in image include Flat Rock, Mount Dempsey, Bloserville, and Bowers Mountain. The valley is bound to the west and north by the Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians ( Bear Pond Mountains / Blue Mountain ), to the east and south by South Mountain , to the northeast by the Susquehanna River at Harrisburg , and to the south by the Potomac ...
Laurel Hill, also known as Laurel Ridge or Laurel Mountain, is a 70-mile-long (110 km) mountain that is located in Pennsylvania's Allegheny Mountains.This ridge is flanked by Negro Mountain to its east and Chestnut Ridge to its west.
The Laurel Highlands region — in the Allegheny Mountains of southeastern Pennsylvania The main article for this category is Laurel Highlands . Subcategories
Name Image Date Location County Ownership Description Bear Meadows Natural Area: 1965 Centre: public/state Rothrock State Forest: Box Huckleberry Site