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Central Mountain : ウィキペディア英語版
Central Mountain

Central Mountain is a mountain in Columbia County, Sullivan County, and Luzerne County, in Pennsylvania, United States. Its elevation is above sea level. The mountain is part of the Allegheny Front. Rock formations on the mountain include the Pocono Formation and the Duncannon Member of the Catskill Formation. It was historically known as North Mountain, but it was renamed Central Mountain (after the village of Central) in the late 1800s. The mountain is one of the most important sites on the Columbia County Natural Areas Inventory and it is inhabited by dozens of trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants. Numerous birds and several amphibians and mammals are also found in the area.
==Geography and geology==

Central Mountain has an official elevation of , making it the second-highest mountain in Columbia County, after Red Rock Mountain.〔 It is the northernmost mountain in Columbia County. The mountain is on the Allegheny Front.
A creek known as East Branch Fishing Creek flows along the base of Central Mountain. Morainic topography consisting of knobs and kettles occurs on the lowest of the side of the mountain.〔
Central Mountain's official coordinates are in the United States Geological Survey quadrangle of Red Rock.〔 The mountain is located partially in northeastern Sugarloaf Township and partially in Sullivan County and Luzerne County.〔〔
A rock formation known as the Duncannon Member of the Catskill Formation occurs on Central Mountain. It is thick at this location. Additionally, the Pocono Formation, a rock formation from the Mississippian Period, occurs on the mountain.
The soils on Central Mountain are deep-muck soils that are saturated with water.〔

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