Highest Point in Lebanon county PA. Climb #30 of 67 trees on 67 mountains in 67 counties.

Climb #30
Dec 27, 2023
Lebanon County
40.538612, -76.560789
Elev 1651’
After climbing the Dauphin County high point I headed to Gold Mine Run in Lebanon County. After a 1.5 mile hike in the game lands I arrived at the spine of a ridge top. The high point was really obvious and marked with a stack of stones. I attempted to climb a nearby Oak tree but ended up cutting my hand pretty badly on a sharp piece of plastic. Freak accident but I had to adjust plans quickly. I returned to the rock pile and took notice of a Shadberry tree I had overlooked earlier. I climbed as high as I could with the limitation of my hand. Shadberry (aka Serviceberry and Juneberry) is a really cool Pennsylvania tree. I like the name Shadberry because it comes from the fact that the berries are ripe at the same time the Shad return to Pennsylvania streams on their annual migration from the ocean. We no longer see them in my area because dams now block the lower Susquehanna River. I hustled back to my truck as dark rolled in and headed home where my wife bandaged up my hand.