Pennsylvania was the first state showing a bit of hilliness, and some very beautiful forested rolling hills with many beautiful bridges scattered throughout the state (especially around Pittsburgh).
The highpoint Mount Davis is actually carrying a name indicating that it stand sup a bit compared to the surroundings, the road towards it passes some nice rural landscapes and passing Amish horse carriages along the way is to be expected. The highpoint have a lookout tower from which one can see some of the many windmills that have now been scattered throughout the hills in Pennsylvania, marking a change form steel mills and heavy industry to new energy and economics.
There is a USGS (United States Geological Survey) Benchmark - Essentially a large spike with imprinted information on the head - which is attached to the highest boulder on the highpoint, seen to the right in the picture below:
Stats:
State: Pennsylvania
High point: Mount Davis
Elevation: 3213 ft (979 m)
Date: 6th September, 2010
Total elevation to date: 6019 ft (1835 m)
Access: Drive-up, stroll
Difficulty rating (of 10): 2
Potential Difficulties: None?
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