| Evitts Mountain | |
|---|---|
 Water gaps cut by the Raystown Branch of theJuniata River through Evitts Mountain and Tussey Mountain (background), looking east fromKinton Knob. | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,560 ft (780 m)[1] |
| Prominence | 1,280 ft (390 m)[1] |
| Coordinates | 40°9′N78°29′W / 40.150°N 78.483°W /40.150; -78.483[1] |
| Geography | |
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| Location | Bedford County, Pennsylvania /Allegany County, Maryland,U.S. |
| Parent range | Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians |
| Topo map | USGS Bedford |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Hike |
Evitts Mountain is astratigraphicridge in theRidge and Valley region of theAppalachian Mountains, located inBedford County,Pennsylvania, andAllegany County,Maryland.
The ridge line runs north fromRocky Gap State Park in Maryland, across theMason–Dixon line into Pennsylvania and then to the westMartin Hill, passing very nearTussey Mountain in Snake Spring Valley. The ridge then turns west, wrapping around north ofBedford, Pennsylvania to its intersection withDunning Mountain, dividingDunning Cove fromMorrison Cove. TheRaystown Branch Juniata River passes through "The Narrows", a prominentwater gap along with thePennsylvania Turnpike and the now dismantledBedford and Bridgeport Railroad nearBedford, Pennsylvania.Evitts Creek runs through the base of the Mountain inRocky Gap State Park.
The mountain is named in honor of an early pioneer inAllegany County, Maryland, andBedford County, Pennsylvania, thought by some to have gone by the last name of "Evart" (Evett, Evert, and Evit have also been proposed). In the 1780s, Mr. Evart decided to contemplate his bachelorhood from the isolated mountain top of what is today Evitts Mountain, at39°43′13″N78°39′35″W / 39.72028°N 78.65972°W /39.72028; -78.65972, now in Rocky Gap State Park, far from the comforts of society. At the top of the 2,000-foot (610 m) mountain lies what is allegedly Mr. Evart's old homestead, from which he would return by the same route every day hiking a steep 3.5-mile (5.6 km) trail, now called Evitts Trail. (At least one reference has Evitt dying before 1749.[2])
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