Big Mountain is the high point on the Tuscarora Mountain ridge in south central Pennsylvania in the United States. The 2,458-foot (749 m) summit is located in the Buchanan State Forest and offers a viewshed that is one of the more stunning in the Commonwealth.
Tuscarora Formation quartzite of the Silurian Age underlies the summit; it is this weather resistant rock which gives Big Mountain its high prominence. Big Mountain has the largest vertical rise in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, with over an 1800' difference between summit and the creek valley below on the east side of the mountain.
Big Mountain and the rest of the Tuscarora Ridge has abundant wildlife. Black bear, white-tailed deer, a variety of bird species and its most notorious resident the timber rattlesnake can be found while hiking on the ridge.
The Tuscarora Trail passes along the ridge and over the summit, the nearby Cowans Gap State Park offers a variety of campsites, swimming, boating and hiking trails centered on a 42-acre (17 ha) lake.
There's a trail called Tuscarora Trail leading to the summit. Big Mountain is one of the 31 peaks along the multi-day Great Eastern Trail.
The nearest mountain hut is Big Mountain Shelter located 635m/2 085ft WNW of the summit.
By elevation Big Mountain is
# 89 out of 1984 in Pennsylvania # 1 out of 34 in Fulton County # 1 out of 70 in Franklin County # 2 out of 16 in Buchanan State Forest
By prominence Big Mountain is
# 1 out of 1984 in Pennsylvania # 1 out of 34 in Fulton County # 1 out of 70 in Franklin County # 1 out of 16 in Buchanan State Forest # 21 out of 2848 in the Appalachian Ridges
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