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Swoveberg

Coordinates: 40°34′43″N 75°17′56″W / 40.5787109°N 75.2987891°W / 40.5787109; -75.2987891
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Swoveberg
Map
Highest point
Elevation853 ft (260 m) NGVD 29[1]
Coordinates40°34′43″N 75°17′56″W / 40.5787109°N 75.2987891°W / 40.5787109; -75.2987891[2]
Geography
LocationNorthampton County, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Parent rangeReading Prong
Topo mapUSGS in Hellertown, Pennsylvania
Climbing
Easiest routeHiking

Swoveberg (Swovenberg, from German: Schwaben Berg, "Swabia Mountain")[3] is a low mountain in Northampton County, Pennsylvania in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania. The main peak, which rises to 853 feet (260 m), is in Lower Saucon Township, east of Hellertown. Hellertown Reservoir adjoins the mountain to the south.

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. ^ "Swoveberg". 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.