Williamburg Mountain is a high "S" bend in the ridge of
Tussey Mountain
Tussey Mountain is a stratigraphic ridge in central Pennsylvania, United States, trending east of the Bald Eagle, Brush, Dunning and Evitts Mountain ridges. Its southern foot just crosses the Mason–Dixon line near Flintstone, Maryland, runn ...
, in the
Ridge-and-Valley Province of the
Appalachian Mountains
The Appalachian Mountains, often called the Appalachians, (french: Appalaches), are a system of mountains in eastern to northeastern North America. The Appalachians first formed roughly 480 million years ago during the Ordovician Period. The ...
in central
Pennsylvania
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.
The name "Williamsburg Mountain" is a local reference, after the town of
Williamsburg, and does not appear on federal maps. The mountain is also referred to as "The Loop" because of its unique shape when viewed from the air. (This is not to be confused with
Loop Mountain
Loop or LOOP may refer to:
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to the southwest, near
Hollidaysburg
Hollidaysburg is a borough in and the county seat of Blair County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It is located on the Juniata River, south of Altoona and is part of the Altoona, Pennsylvania, metropolitan statistical area. In 1900, 2,9 ...
.) The summit ridge rises to an elevation of above sea level, above Williamsburg and the
Frankstown Branch of the
Juniata River
The Juniata River () is a tributary of the Susquehanna River, approximately long,U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map , accessed August 8, 2011 in central Pennsylvania. The river is c ...
.
The summit of the mountain has an old lookout tower, which is now closed, and an array of communication towers.
Pennsylvania Route 866
Pennsylvania Route 866 (PA 866) is a state highway located in Bedford and Blair Counties in central Pennsylvania. The southern terminus is at PA 36 in Woodbury. The northern terminus is at U.S. Route 22 (US 22) in Frankstown Township.
Rout ...
crosses the ridge less than a mile west of the summit, and it is possible to walk the access road to the summit towers.
Pennsylvania State Game Lands 118 occupies the summit area of the mountain along with other parcels along the Tussey Mountain ridge.
Mountains of Pennsylvania
Landforms of Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania
Landforms of Blair County, Pennsylvania
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