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Kohlberg, Pennsylvania

Coordinates: 40°33′51″N 75°18′06″W / 40.5642667°N 75.3015667°W / 40.5642667; -75.3015667
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Kohlberg
Map
Highest point
Elevation971 ft (296 m) NGVD 29[1]
Coordinates40°33′51″N 75°18′06″W / 40.5642667°N 75.3015667°W / 40.5642667; -75.3015667[2]
Geography
LocationNorthampton County, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Parent rangeReading Prong
Topo mapUSGS in Hellertown, Pennsylvania
Climbing
Easiest routeHiking

Kohlberg (from German: Kohle Berg, "Coal Mountain"), Coal Hill or Spring Hill[3] is a low mountain in Northampton County, Pennsylvania. The main peak, which rises to 971 feet (296 m), is located in Lower Saucon Township between Hellertown and Springtown. A small portion of the mountain reaches into Springfield Township in Bucks County.

It is a part of the Reading Prong of the Appalachian Mountains.

References

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  1. ^ Verified elevation from USGS topographic map Hellertown
  2. ^ "Kohlberg". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2016-01-16.
  3. ^ Miller, Benjamin L. and others. (1939). Northampton County, Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania Geological Survey 4th., County Report C48, x, 496 p., illus., geol map.