Chestnut Hill (Paxinosa Ridge, College Hill, Lafayette Hill or Mount Lafayette) is a low mountain in Northampton County,

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. The main peak rises to , 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

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. The neighborhood within Forks Township on the northern slopes of the mountain is known as Chestnut Hill. Chestnut Hill overlooks the Delaware River, and, with Marble Mountain on the

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side, forms Weygadt Gap or the "Little Water Gap". The cliff overlooking Weygadt Gap is known as St. Anthony's Nose. Chestnut Hill adjoins the

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to the north at Frost Hollow. It is part of the

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of the

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Toponymy

Chestnut Hill is named for the American chestnut tree, once prevalent in the area.''Northampton County, Pennsylvania; Geology and Geography''. Pennsylvania Dept. of Internal Affairs, Topographic and Geological Survey, Harrisburg, 1939; p 61

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