Swoveberg
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| Swoveberg | |
|---|---|
| Map | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 853 ft (260 m) NGVD 29 [2] |
| Coordinates | 40°34′43′′N 75°17′56′′W / 40.5787109°N 75.2987891°W / 40.5787109; -75.2987891 [1] |
| Geography | |
| Location | Northampton County, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Parent range | Reading Prong |
| Topo map | USGS in Hellertown, Pennsylvania |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Hiking |
Swoveberg (Swovenberg, from German: Schwaben Berg, "Swabia Mountain")[3] is a low mountain in Northampton County, Pennsylvania in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania. The main peak, which rises to 853 feet (260 m), is in Lower Saucon Township, east of Hellertown. Hellertown Reservoir adjoins the mountain to the south.
It is a part of the Reading Prong of the Appalachian Mountains.
References
[edit ]- ^ "Swoveberg". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved January 16, 2016.
- ^ Verified elevation from USGS topographic map Hellertown
- ^ Miller, Benjamin L. and others. (1939). Northampton County, Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania Geological Survey 4th., County Report C48, x, 496 p., illus., geol map.
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