Savage Mountain
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| Peak | (High Point) |
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| Coordinates | [1] |
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| Naming | |
| Etymology | eponym: John Savage |
| Geography | |
 Location of Savage Mountain in Pennsylvania
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| Country | United States |
| States | Maryland and Pennsylvania |
| Counties | Allegany MD, Bedford PA, Garrett MD and Somerset PA |
| Range coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Parent range | Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians |
| Geology | |
| Orogeny | Alleghenian orogeny (the western edge of the Allegheny Formation "shows along the eastern slope of Savage Mountain".) |
| Type of rock | Carboniferous:[2] "Mauch Chunk Red Shales and Limestones" |
Savage Mountain is an anticline extending from Bedford County, Pennsylvania southwest into Western Maryland.[3] It is the western side of the Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians, and the eastern portion of the ridge forms the border of Garrett and Allegany Counties of Maryland. The anti-cline includes two component ridges in Maryland, Little Savage Mountain and Big Savage Mountain.
Portions of Savage Mountain form the Eastern Continental Divide, separating watersheds draining to the Ohio River and those draining to the Potomac. To the northwest of Savage Mountain, waters drain to the Casselman River. The North Branch Potomac River watershed encompasses the southwestern and eastern portions of the ridge.
History
After Nemacolin's Path and the first survey of the Potomac (1736-1737) had passed through the area, the Braddock Road over the ridge opened in 1757. By 1767, the Mason–Dixon line survey had placed milestones across the ridge[4][5] and the National Road was completed through the area by 1818.
In 1911, construction began on the Borden and Big Savage Tunnels for the Connellsville subdivision of the Western Maryland Railway. In the 1930s, the Civilian Conservation Corps built a connection road that is now the 6.4 mile Monroe Run Trail.[6]
The Savage River Reservoir was constructed just southwest of the ridge in 1952 to provide a water supply for the Washington, D.C. area.[7]
On August 13, 1976, the freeway that would become Interstate 68 opened through the ridge.[8] Due to severe fog conditions common along this stretch of highway, Maryland's first "fog warning system" was installed after a May 2003 crash that killed two and injured about 100 people.[9][10]
In 2001, the fire history and dendroecology of Savage Mountain oak stands were investigated.[11] About 2,600 trees were later planted in the Savage Mountain Demonstration Plot #2 in 2007.[12]
Wind power
In 2006, U.S. WindForce proposed a 40-megawatt (54,000 hp)wind farm on Savage Mountain at a strip-mining site.[13] A study for the Savage Mountain Transmission Main Project began in 2008.[14]
Notable points
| Point | Location | Elevation |
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| CSX Transportation railroad | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 2,430 feet (741 m) |
| Big Savage Mountain | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 2,566 feet (782 m) |
| Big Savage Tunnel | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 2,400 feet (732 m) (above tunnel) |
| Little Savage Mountain | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 2,820 feet (860 m) |
| Maryland/Pennsylvania state line (Mason–Dixon line) | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 2,840 feet (866 m) |
| U.S. Route 40 Alternate | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 2,847 feet (868 m) |
| Interstate 68/U.S. Route 40 | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 2,830 feet (863 m) |
| Elbow Mountain | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 2,740 feet (835 m) |
References
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- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Except when available at another wikiarticle or cited otherwise, Google Maps is the source for coordinates in this article:
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See also
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Laurel Hill | Allegheny Mountain | Wills Mountain | |
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Dans Mountain | ||
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