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Big Mountain is the high point on the Tuscarora Mountain ridge in south central Pennsylvania in the United States. The . summit is located in the Buchanan State Forest and offers an 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 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 rattler 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 lake. ==Images== Image:Winter view.jpg|View from summit of Big Mountain, looking east towards Parnell Knob and the "Great Valley" Image:2img025 edited.jpg|View looking north up the Path Valley Image:2img026 edited.jpg|View looking towards Kittatinny Mountain and Clarks Knob Image:Big Mountain1.jpg|Big Mountain Summit as seen from Fannettsburg, Pennsylvania. Image:Big mountain 2.jpg|Looking north from summit. Cove Mountain is to the left and Tuscarora Mountain to the right. Image:Big mountain 3.jpg|Shadow of Big Mountain cast on Kittatinny Mountain to the east. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Big Mountain (Pennsylvania)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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