Red Rock Mountain is a mountain located in

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. This summit is actually on the North Mountain

escarpment An escarpment is a steep slope or long cliff that forms as a result of faulting or erosion and separates two relatively level areas having different elevations. Due to the similarity, the term '' scarp'' may mistakenly be incorrectly used inte ...

. The escarpment in which Red Rock Mountain is located is a part of the

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. This summit features a firetower, known as "Grandview" all located within the

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. The views from the top of the mountain are impressive and varied. To the south you view the

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region, in the other three directions you look out over the deeply dissected

. Huckleberry and North Mountain summits may be seen to the west. These mountains are some of the higher peaks in this region of Pennsylvania.

References

* Alan R. Geyer (1979) "''Outstanding Geologic Features of Pennsylvania''",

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* Charles H. Shultz (1999) "''The Geology of Pennsylvania''",

External links

* {{Mountains of Pennsylvania Mountains of Pennsylvania Mountains of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania Allegheny Plateau