Talk:North Mountain (Pennsylvania)
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Map
editThis article needs a map showing the mountain's location in Pennsylvania. A second map, a topographical depiction of the mountain and its close surroundings, would also be helpful. --Piledhigheranddeeper (talk) 11:53, 4 September 2013 (UTC)
- I'll see what I can do. King Jakob C2 12:11, 4 September 2013 (UTC)
- The mountain infobox will create a map if the summit coordinates are available. I'll do this. Daniel Case (talk) 15:38, 4 September 2013 (UTC)
Done And then some, including some rewriting of the lede. Daniel Case (talk) 16:03, 4 September 2013 (UTC)
- The mountain infobox will create a map if the summit coordinates are available. I'll do this. Daniel Case (talk) 15:38, 4 September 2013 (UTC)
Not the Lycoming County high point
editI do county highpoints among the other peakbagging lists I work, and while I live near northeastern PA and have done a few of those I have not, alas, been able to work my way out to this one yet.
However, I can unequivocally state that North Mountain is the highpoint only of Sullivan County, not Lycoming. Jakob, it seems to me that you mistook the State Game Lands boundary as shown on the USGS map for the county line, which is actually south of the summit a good deal. See here. I will amend the intro appropriately, especially as it is contradicted somewhat by the first graf of the article.
The actual highpoint of Lycoming County is described at cohp.org as "two areas 3/4 mile east of Devils Elbow (2,380 feet)" just west of the Sullivan County line in (at least mostly) Tiadaghton State Forest (I did almost consider going there once after bagging the fairly nearby Tioga County highpoint, but since while you can drive to that one you need to bushwhack to the Lycoming HPs and I had my then-young son along with me I nixed it). Daniel Case (talk) 16:17, 4 September 2013 (UTC)
- Addendum: OK, I see what happened. You went with an 85-year-old gazeetter as your source for the Lycoming HP, one which doesn't even get the elevation right. Remember, when doing this in the future, the USGS maps are the source. Daniel Case (talk) 16:21, 4 September 2013 (UTC)