Chestnut Hill (Northampton County, Pennsylvania)

Chestnut Hill (Paxinosa Ridge, College Hill, Lafayette Hill or Mount Lafayette)[3] is a low mountain in Northampton County, Pennsylvania. The main peak rises to 722 feet (220 m), and is located in Forks Township; the southern slopes extend into the City of Easton where it is known as College Hill in allusion to Lafayette College.

Chestnut Hill
Highest point
Elevation722 ft (220 m)  NGVD 29[1]
Coordinates40°43′02″N 75°11′49″W[2] 
Geography
LocationNorthampton County, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Parent rangeReading Prong
Topo mapUSGS Easton
Climbing
Easiest routeRoad, Hiking

Chestnut Hill overlooks the Delaware River, and, with Marble Mountain on the New Jersey side, forms Weygadt Gap or the Little Water Gap.[4] The cliff overlooking Weygadt Gap is known as St. Anthony's Nose.[5] Chestnut Hill adjoins the Great Appalachian Valley to the north at Frost Hollow.

It is part of the Reading Prong of the Appalachian Mountains.

Toponymy

Chestnut hill is named for the American chestnut tree, once prevalent in the area.[6]

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References
  1. Verified elevation from USGS topographic map Easton
  2. "Chestnut Hill". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2016-01-16.
  3. Wright, James and Wright, Linda. (1988). Place Names of Northampton County, Pennsylvania. Nazareth, PA: Private Printing, 312 p. maps.
  4. A Paddler's Guide to the Delaware River: Kayaking, Canoeing, Rafting, Tubing; Gary Letcher; Rutgers University Press; New Brunswick, NJ; 2002; p 137
  5. Skylands Visitor: Daytrips along the Delaware River near Foul Rift
  6. Northampton County, Pennsylvania; Geology and Geography. Pennsylvania Dept. of Internal Affairs, Topographic and Geological Survey, Harrisburg, 1939; p 61
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