Bear Pond Mountains
The Bear Pond Mountains are a sub-range in the Appalachian Mountains, that straddle Pennsylvania and Maryland in the United States. These mountains are a part of the Ridge and Valley Appalachians and reach their highest point at Cross Mountain (Pennsylvania) . A unique geologic feature known as the "Punchbowl" occurs in this range. This feature was created by the weathered shales of the Ordovician age in the center of a south-plunging anticline, having been eroded to expose a large amphitheater-like feature (punchbowl). Cross and Hearthstone Mountain are made of hard resistant quartzite of the Tuscarora Formation of the Silurian age, which form the walls of the bowl. Whitetail Ski Resort is also located in this range on Two Top Mountain. The chief summits of the Bear Pond Mountains are the following: Cross Mountain (Pennsylvania) Hearthstone Mountain Two Top Mountain Mount Mollica 1,776 feet (541 m) Mount Fallon 1,764 feet (537 m) Kasie's Knob Fairview Mountain Gillian's Knob Bullskin Mountain Rickard Mountain Powell Mountain Sword Mountain Abe Mills Mountain Johnson Mountain References Alan R. Geyer (1979) "Outstanding Geologic Features of Pennsylvania", Geological Survey of Pennsylvania Mountain ranges of Pennsylvania Mountain ranges of Maryland Landforms of Washington County, Maryland Landforms of Franklin