TheLaurel Highlands is a region in southwesternPennsylvania made up ofFayette County,Somerset County,Westmoreland County, and parts ofCambria andBedford Counties.[1] It has a population of about 600,000 people.
The region is approximately fifty-five miles southeast ofPittsburgh; the Laurel Highlands center onLaurel Hill andChestnut Ridge of theAllegheny Mountains. The mountains making up the Laurel Highlands are the highest inPennsylvania, withMount Davis in Somerset County the highest point in the state at 3,213 feet (979 m). Because of the elevation, weather in the Laurel Highlands is generally cooler and wetter than in most other parts of the state.
The Laurel Highlands is a popular area for camping, hiking, mountain biking, hunting,whitewater kayaking, trout fishing, wildlife viewing, downhill (and cross-country) skiing, and golf.
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40°14′28″N79°14′20″W / 40.241°N 79.239°W /40.241; -79.239
