2019 Map of Williamsport SE

About this map

White Deer Valley and the surrounding ridges of the Appalachian Mountains dominate this 2019 survey of the Lycoming and Union County border. The landscape is defined by its series of gaps and hollows, where drainages like White Deer Cr and Spruce Run have carved paths through the high ground of Nittany Mtn and Buffalo Mtn. This area represents a deeply corrugated section of the Pennsylvania wilds, where traditional mountain passes like Running Gap and Stony Gap provided essential transit routes through the otherwise formidable terrain of South White Deer Ridge. Local nomenclature is well-preserved across the ridges, with family-named or descriptive landmarks such as Shoemaker Knob, Potato Hill, and Cowbell Hollow identifying specific folds in the topography. Modern infrastructure is visible where the Interstate 80 corridor traverses Lyman Gap, cutting across a terrain otherwise characterized by a dense network of forest roads and hiking paths like the Webster Trail and 5 Points Trail.