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	Allegheny Plateau - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Allegheny Plateau is a large, dissected plateau area in southern New York, western Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and eastern Ohio.
		The plateau terminates in the east at the Allegheny Mountains, which are the highest ridges just west of the Allegheny Front.
		In the unglaciated Allegheny Plateau in southeastern Ohio and westernmost West Virginia, relief is typically in the range of two hundred to four hundred feet.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Allegheny_Plateau (283 words)

	Allegheny Front Hawk Watch
		The hawkwatch is located at the western edge of Bedford County and the eastern edge of Somerset County (Shade Township) on the Allegheny Front, at an elevation of 2780 feet, north of Rt30 (north of where the old Ship Hotel or Noah's Ark use to be).
		The Allegheny Front is a prominent scarp that is the eastern edge of the Allegheny Plateau.
		To the east is the Valley and Ridge physiographic province of Pennsylvania.
	www.westol.com /~towhee/front.htm (906 words)

	MSN Encarta - Pennsylvania
		This portion of the Allegheny Plateaus contains the Allegheny Mountains, which are bordered on the east by a steep ridge known as the Allegheny Front.
		The Allegheny Front abruptly separates the Ridge and Valley from the Allegheny Plateaus.
		The western part of the state is drained by the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers, which join at Pittsburgh to form the Ohio.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761555992/Pennsylvania.html (1715 words)

	Allegheny -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		county, southwestern Pennsylvania, U.S., consisting of a hilly region on the Allegheny Plateau bounded to the southeast by the Monongahela and Youghiogheny rivers and to the northeast by the Allegheny River.
		The Ohio, Allegheny, and Monongahela rivers converge in the centre of the county to form an area known as the Golden Triangle; this was a strategic point of contention…
		The Ohio, Allegheny, and Monongahela rivers converge in the centre of the county to form an area known as the Golden Triangle; this was a strategic point of...
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9000506?tocId=9000506 (703 words)

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		Allegheny Front Hawk Watch is a privately owned 5 acre site situated on the edge of the Allegheny Front.
		The hawk watch is dedicated to the study of spring and fall raptor migration along the Allegheny Front and to public education about raptors (i.e., hawks, eagles and falcons).
		Allegheny Front is noted for its high spring and fall Golden Eagle counts.
	people.delphiforums.com /MCCONAUGHY/birding/alfront/alfront.htm (392 words)

	Allegheny Front -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The Allegheny Front is an (A steep artificial slope in front of a fortification) escarpment, or abrupt change in elevation, extending from northern (A Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies) Pennsylvania into southeastern (A state in east central United States) West Virginia.
		It is bordered on the east by a valley that begins the (additional info and facts about Ridge-and-valley Appalachians) Ridge-and-valley Appalachians, and on the west it forms the bulwark of the (The western part of the Appalachian Mountains; extending from northern Pennsylvania to southwestern Virginia) Allegheny Mountains.
		The front has an elevational change of up to two thousand feet.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/a/al/allegheny_front.htm (111 words)

	Welcome to the Monongahela National Forest in Elkins, WV.
		The Allegheny front is the eastern continental divide.
		This "Front" forms the eastern edge of the Allegheny Plateau and greatly affects weather patterns in the area.
		Most precipitation falls west of the Allegheny Front while the east side is in the rain shadow and receives relatively little precipitation.
	www.fs.fed.us /r9/mnf/sp/dolly_flora_fauna.html (298 words)

	The EnviroPA Library - [topic] in Pennsylvania
		The Allegheny County Conservation District is an agency of State government having as its mission the conservation of the County's soil and water resources.
		The Allegheny Front is an environmental radio program/website that engages and informs the audience to deepen a respect for nature and inspire all to act...
		Allegheny Land Trust is an independent Pennsylvania nonprofit organization incorporated in 1993 to protect land of natural value in and adjacent to Allegheny County.
	enviropa.envirolink.org /topics.html (498 words)

	MSN Encarta - Print Preview - West Virginia
		The northern part of the boundary between the Ridge and Valley province and the Appalachian Plateau is marked by the rugged mountains of the Allegheny Front.
		The Allegheny Front is the principal drainage divide in West Virginia.
		On the western side of the front the rivers form a dendritic system, which resembles the branches and trunk of a tree.
	encarta.msn.com /text_761565250___34/West_Virginia.html (1785 words)

	Geol Evol Virginia-Cross Section K
		Just to the east of the front the rocks are severely deformed; in places they almost look like they have been rammed at high speed into an impenetrable wall.
		East of the Allegheny Front, the rocks are severely deformed.
		The analogy would be the front of the Siwalik Hills in the Himalayan mountains; the front where structural deformation stopped.
	csmres.jmu.edu /geollab/vageol/vahist/K-LatPal.html (4245 words)

	Allegheny Mountains
		Allegheny Mountain, along the West Virginia–Virginia border, is the westernmost ridge of the Valley and Ridge Province, and is part of the Allegheny Front.
		The balance of the Alleghenies lies across the eastern edge of the Allegheny Plateau, the northern section of the Appalachian Plateau.
		The Allegheny Plateau, covering a large area reaching from south of the Mohawk River in New York to south West Virginia and into Ohio and Kentucky, also includes the Catskill and Pocono mountains.
	www.tiscali.co.uk /reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0000090.html (221 words)

	WVGES Geology: Physiographic Provinces
		The former area is the Appalachian Plateau Province and the latter is the Valley and Ridge Province and they are separated by the Allegheny Front.
		In the extreme eastern part of the State are the oldest rocks, and as one proceeds westward, the rocks are younger and younger (see general geologic map).
		The boundary between the two provinces, the Allegheny Front, is a complex and rather abrupt change in the topography, stratigraphy, and structure.
	www.wvgs.wvnet.edu /www/geology/geolphyp.htm (773 words)

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		The last is divided into the Ridge and Valley Area extending from the Shenandoah Valley to the Allegheny Front, and the Allegheny Plateau west of the front.
		Major materials are coal (from ancient petrified ferns) on the Allegheny Plateau; sandstone in the Ridge and Valley Area; limestone in the Great Valley; and sandstone, gravel and clay in the Coastal Plain.
		And finally, the conglomerate of the Allegheny Plateau breaks down into soil which is poor for agricultural crops but satisfactory for pastures and forests.
	www.sycamoreisland.org /centenl/sc31.htm (2386 words)

	Allegheny County, PA News
		Allegheny County Chief Executive Dan Onorato, Pittsburgh Mayor Tom Murphy and Pittsburgh Mayor-elect Bob O'Connor announced their support of a resolution unanimously passed by the Sports and Exhibition...
		Police in Allegheny County are on the lookout for a police impersonator.
		The Allegheny County fire marshal is investigating a suspicious fire in Duquesne, along Hamilton Ave.
	www.topix.net /county/allegheny-pa (1110 words)

	Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site - Nature & Science
		The Portage Railroad traversed the Allegheny Mountains between Hollidaysburg and Johnstown, Pennsylvania, connecting the Eastern and Western Divisiions of the Pennsylvania Mainline Canal.
		Allegheny Portage Railroad NHS is located in Blair and Cambria Counties at the junction of the Appalachian Plateaus and Ridge and Valley Provinces in southwestern Pennsylvania.
		The park extends linearly from the southeast facing escarpment that forms the eastern edge of the plateau region, known as the Allegheny Front, to the summit of the Cresson Ridge in the Allegheny Mountains.
	www.nps.gov /alpo/pphtml/subnaturalfeatures37.html (138 words)

	PotomacStewards.org - Tilting At Windmills
		The Front is one of the major routes for bird migration in eastern North America.
		The endangered Virginia big-eared bat is known to use a cave that is approximately 3 2 miles from the proposed Allegheny Front windmills.
		A local group of landowners and farmers, Friends of the Allegheny Front, (Contact: Donna Cook at 304-749-8424) filed a protest with the WV Public Service Commission (PSC) and continue efforts to protect their land and scenic mountain viewshed.
	www.potomacstewards.org /windmills (804 words)

	Allegheny Mountains -- Britannica Student Encyclopedia
		It is located on a ridge of the Allegheny and Appalachian mountains, located in Garrett county 12 miles (19 km) south of Oakland.
		dissected segment of the Allegheny Plateau, part of the Appalachian Mountain system, lying mainly in Greene and Ulster counties, southeastern New York, U.S. Bounded north and east by the valleys of the Mohawk and Hudson rivers, respectively, the mountains are drained by headstreams of the Delaware River and by numerous small creeks.
		Along its eastern edge is the highest part of the plateau, called the Allegheny Front and Allegheny Mountain.
	www.britannica.com /ebi/article-9309776?tocId=9309776 (769 words)

	Welcome to The Allegheny Front
		Lack of generation in cearcut in The Allegheny Forest due to overbrowsing of deer.
		The Allegheny Front's Ann Murray has the story: the second in our six part series about deer management in Pennsylvania.
		Allegheny Front listeners get a special discount rate of $20 per ticket for the Outdoor Fashion Show.
	www.alleghenyfront.org (226 words)

	Allegheny Plateau on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The E Allegheny Plateau, known as the Allegheny Mountains or the Alleghenies, has a steep eastward-facing escarpment often called the Allegheny Front (c.1,500-1,600 ft/460-490 m high) and is more rugged than the western portion.
		From our magnificent mountain and wilderness regions to the Great Lakes, from the forests and highlands of the Allegheny plateau to wonderful urban waterfront parks, New York is endowed with an incredible diversity of...
		Additional evidence for early cucurbit use in the northern eastern woodlands east of the Allegheny front.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/A/AlleghP1lat.asp (415 words)

	Whitewater rafting in West Virginia-Gauley River-New River-WV outdoor adventure vacations with North American River ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		In the Potomac Section, the land slopes upward from the Valley of Virginia in the East to the Allegheny Highlands in the West.
		The Allegheny Front is the dividing line that causes rivers to flow into two separate bodies of water.
		To the west of the Allegheny Highlands is the Allegheny Plateau.
	www.narr.com /allegheny.cfm (732 words)

	Dolly Sods
		This tableland is bounded on the southeast by the imposing scarp of the Allegheny Front and on the northwest by Cabin Mountain and Canaan Valley.
		Where the tableland is deeply incised by Red Creek and on the Allegheny Front, there is a variety of forest types that reflect differences in elevation and moisture availability.
		The Allegheny Front is a unique ecosystem, scenic area and a critical flyway for migrating birds.
	www.asecular.com /forests/dollysods.htm (6799 words)

	Western Pennsylvania Conservancy Daily e-Calendar
		The Allegheny Front Hawk Watch is a privately owned watch-site near Central City, at the edge of the Allegheny Front along the Bedford-Somerset county divide.
		The Allegheny Front Hawk Watch is known for its high spring and fall golden eagle counts.
		Visitors are always welcome at the Allegheny Front Hawk Watch during the monitoring season and counters are happy to help newcomers.
	www.wpconline.org /dailyphotos/wpcdaily-10-25.asp (319 words)

	Hawkwatch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The Allegheny Front Hawk Watch is a 5 acre site situated on the summit of the Allegheny Front.
		Aside from the fall migration, the front has an impressive spring migration.
		Although primarily for members of the Allegheny Plateau Audubon Society, visitors are always welcome.
	www.geocities.com /alleghenyplateau/hawkwatch.html (162 words)

	Allegheny Plateau and Valley and Ridge (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The Allegheny Plateau and Valley and Ridge Geologic/Physiographic Provinces
		The Allegheny plateau to the west (left) is mostly in green, except in the far west where drops in elevation bring a return to blue colors.
		The boundary between the Valley and Ridge and Allegheny Plateau is the Allegheny Front.
	csmres.jmu.edu /geollab/vageol/vahist/cumberland.html (252 words)

	Allegheny Front Trail (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The Allegheny Front Trail, or AFT for short, in Black Moshannon State Forest wanders along an impressive 40-mile loop.
		For years, I had gazed at the Allegheny Plateau from vistas on Mount Nittany and Tussey Mountain.
		If you are dropping a car at the state Route 504 parking lot, simply continue on Underwood to Route 504, turn right on Route 504 and the trailhead is one half mile on the left.
	www.purplelizard.com /images/html/skiing/front.htm (842 words)

	Allegheny Front - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Allegheny Front is an escarpment, or abrupt change in elevation, extending from northern Pennsylvania into southeastern West Virginia.
		It is bordered on the east by a valley that begins the Ridge-and-valley Appalachians, and on the west it forms the bulwark of the Allegheny Mountains.
		This Pennsylvania state location article is a stub.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Allegheny_Front (100 words)

	Allegheny Front Trail,Allegheny Plateau,Allegheny Front,Black Moshannon State Park,Moshannon State Forest,Philipsburg ...
		The Allegheny Front Trail (or AFT) is a relatively new Pennsylvania hiking trail that encircles Black Moshannon State Park.
		Under construction since late 1995, the AFT traverses some rocky, rugged portions of the Allegheny Plateau, passes along five different mountain trout streams and the Moshannon Creek, and includes 11 vistas along its circuit.
		A 7-mile cross-connector passes through the park, while most of the orange-blazed trail is outside the park’s boundaries.
	www.alleghenyfronttrail.info (218 words)

	A Visit to the “Plains” of the Highlands (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The Plains are atop and just west of Allegheny Front, backbone ridge of the Appalachians, and the eastern continental divide in this part of the country.
		North Fork Mountain) are drier than areas to the west due to the effect of Allegheny Front on weather patterns.
		Within a quarter-mile from the top you go from dense, moist red spruce forest to stunted, scattered shrubs in a grass/blueberry heath on the broad ridgetop where the climate is severest.
	www.wvhighlands.org /VoiceMay01/Plains.BS.May01Voice.htm (1190 words)

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		We drove on across the mountains and stopped at the county line between Randolph and Pendleton Counties to visit the Allegheny Mountain cows.
		This is also where you cross the Eastern Continental Divide (the Allegheny Front).
		Most precipitation falls west of the Allegheny Front while the east side is in the rain shadow and receives relatively little precipitation." Hmmmm okay so we learned something today.
	members.aol.com /WVaWench/pendvac.html (746 words)

	Western Pennsylvania Conservancy Daily e-Calendar
		Long time Western Pennsylvania Conservancy members and volunteers, the Krater's, are shown watching for passing eagles on their second visit to the Allegheny Front Hawk Watch on a recent sunny day.
		On November 23rd of 2003, 51 golden eagles were seen passing the front on their way south.
		The Allegheny Front is one of the closest hawk watches to western Pennsylvania that reliably produces good numbers of migrating hawks.
	www.wpconline.org /dailyphotos/wpc-d-11-4.asp (294 words)

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