Schuylkill Gap

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Schuylkill Gap
Elevation446 ft (136 m)[1]
Traversed by PA 61, Reading Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad
RangeBlue Mountain
Coordinates40°34′36″N 76°1′23″W / 40.57667°N 76.02306°W / 40.57667; -76.02306

Schuylkill Gap is a water gap through Blue Mountain located about 3 miles north of Hamburg, Pennsylvania. The borough of Port Clinton, Pennsylvania resides within the gap itself.

Rocks of the Clinton Group on the east face of Schuylkill Gap

Formed in much the same way as Pennsylvania's other water gaps, Schuylkill Gap is near Hawk Mountain, Weiser State Forest, and some State Game Lands. PA Route 61 as well as the Schuylkill River pass through the gap.

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  1. ^ "Schuylkill Gap". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.