Highest point in Elk County PA. Climb #26 of 67 trees on 67 mountains in 67 counties by Van Wagner

Climb #26
Elk County
41.574489, -78.466541
Sept 16, 2023
Elev 2378’
This afternoon I visited the high point of Elk County. I was joined by my friend John Dzemyan. I first met John over a decade ago when I partnered with the Pennsylvania game commission to create an educational program about the history of elk in Pennsylvania. 2013 marked the 100th anniversary of reintroducing Elk to pennsylvania. Today I was at Kinzua state park and ran into John and his wife Holly. I knew John was an expert on Elk County and invited him to join me for the afternoon adventure. I’m so glad he accepted it. I enjoyed talking about forestry and wildlife conservation with him while seeking out the high point. We eventually decided on a Sugar Maple where the “Wildwood fire tower” used to stand. There were still cement ruins at the base of the tree that likely served as the foundation of the fire tower. John believes it was torn down in the 1970s. From the top of the tree, I couldn’t see terribly far. The area felt more like a plateau than a peak and so it was difficult to get substantially higher than everything else. It was still a great day because I got to spend it with John Dzemyan .

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Good job Van.

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loved hearing from John!

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Autumn Olive and Multi flora rose came to NE Pa. through the local conservation districts and was promoted as being beneficial to wildlife and could be used as a " living fence ". In the late sixties My grandfather took the bait and as you know it is just about impossible to keep it under control now.