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The park is named for Blue Knob, the second highest mountain in Pennsylvania at 3,146 feet (959 m). [2] It is the location of Blue Knob All Seasons Resort, the ski slope in Pennsylvania with the highest elevation. Blue Knob State Park is just off Interstate 99 on Pennsylvania Route 869 west of Pavia.
Blue Knob was thought to be the highest mountain in Pennsylvania until 1921, when the U.S. Geological Survey determined a summit of 3,213 feet (979 m) was higher (later named Mount Davis). In the 1950s the summit was cleared of vegetation and was the location of Claysburg Air Force Station until it was deactivated in 1961.
Seven Springs Mountain Resort is an all-season resort located in the borough of Seven Springs, Pennsylvania. It has a relatively high elevation for a Pennsylvania ski area, at 3,001 feet (915 m) above sea level.
Blue Knob All Seasons Resort: Claysburg: Pennsylvania: 3,146 2,074 1,072 100 34 6 120 $70 December 9, 2019 [309] Blue Mountain Ski Area: Palmerton: Pennsylvania: 1,540 458 1,082 164 39 13 33 $70 December 9, 2019 [310] Boyce Park Four Seasons Lodge: Plum: Pennsylvania: 1,245 1,115 130 25 9 5 $28 December 9, 2019 [311] Camelback Mountain Resort ...
Bear Creek Mountain Resort – Macungie [6] Blue Knob All Seasons Resort – Claysburg; Blue Mountain Resort – Palmerton [6] Boyce Park – Plum; Camelback Mountain Resort – Tannersville [6] Eagle Rock Resort – Hazleton; Elk Mountain – Union Dale; Hidden Valley Four Seasons Resort – Hidden Valley; Jack Frost Big Boulder – Blakeslee [6]
The idea for the ski resort emerged from developer Karl Hope's need to supplement his existing summer investments in the area. [7] Hope owned The Shawnee Inn and had various ventures on the Delaware River. To create a year-round attraction, Hope decided to develop a ski resort, leveraging his experience with smaller ski areas in the Northeast. [8]
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a. ^ As of 2012, three Pennsylvania state parks are also the site of ski areas run by private contractors: Big Pocono (Ski Camelback), Blue Knob (Ski Blue Knob), and Denton Hill (Ski Denton). [6] (Two other state parks had commercial ski operations in the past Laurel Mountain (from 1939 to 2005) [51] and Black Moshannon (from 1965 to 1982).