The Moosic Mountains is a
mountain range
A mountain range or hill range is a series of mountains or hills arranged in a line and connected by high ground. A mountain system or mountain belt is a group of mountain ranges with similarity in form, structure, and alignment that have arise ...
in northeastern
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania (; ( Pennsylvania Dutch: )), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, ...
that stretches from
Scranton
Scranton is a city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of Lackawanna County. With a population of 76,328 as of the 2020 U.S. census, Scranton is the largest city in Northeastern Pennsylvania, the Wyoming V ...
to
Mount Pleasant Township, a distance of roughly 32 miles. The high point of the range is in
Jefferson Township, at an elevation of
above sea level, which is the highest point in the
Pocono Plateau Pocono may refer to: Places
* Pocono Mountains, a mountainous region in northeastern Pennsylvania
* Pocono Creek, a tributary of Brodhead Creek in the Poconos
* Pocono Biological Laboratories, a company related to Sanofi pasteur
* Pocono Raceway, ...
, ranking 27th highest in Pennsylvania.
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References
Mountain ranges of Pennsylvania
Landforms of Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania
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