Mount Pisgah

Mount Pisgah rises above Jim Thorpe on the west bank of the Lehigh River and forms the northeastern end of Pisgah Mountain in Pennsylvania’s Anthracite Upland. Named for the biblical Mount Pisgah, it became closely linked to the industrial history of the Lehigh Valley. At its base stood the lower end of the historic Mauch Chunk and Summit Hill Railway of the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company, built to carry coal to barges along the Lehigh. Though some lower slopes were developed, the mountain still preserves former railway routes now used as trails, and it remains known for broad views over the Lehigh Valley and surrounding gaps and waterways.

Nesquehoning, Pennsylvania · United States