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Evitts Mountain is a stratigraphic ridge named in honor of Mr. Evarts, an early pioneer in Allegany County and Bedford County, Pennsylvania. In the 1780's, Mr. Evarts decided to contemplate his bachelorhood from the isolated mountain top of what is today Evitts Mountain, far from the comforts of society. At the top of the 2000 foot mountain lies what its allegedly Mr.Evarts old homestead, from which he would return by the same route every day hiking a steep 3.5 mile trail called Evitts Trail. Evitts Creek runs through the base of the Mountain in what is today Rocky Gap State Park. The ridge line runs north past Martin Hill, passes very near Tussey Mountain in Snake Spring Valley, then turns west, wrapping around north of Bedford, Pennsylvania, dividing Dunning Cove from Morrison Cove.
[edit] Geology
- See: Bedford County Geology
[edit] Reference
- Bryan MacKay, "Hiking, Cycling, and Canoeing in Maryland: A Family Guide", Johns Hopkins University Press 1995, ISBN 0-8018-5035-5
