2016 Landsat image of Egg Hill
Egg Hill, viewed facing north from Route 322

Egg Hill is an elongate hill trending northeast–southwest in southern Centre County, Pennsylvania.[1] It is mostly forested and uninhabited. Sinking Creek flows northeastward along the northern foot of Egg Hill. The town of Spring Mills is located at the northeastern end.[2]

The historic Egg Hill Church is located at the southwestern end of the hill.

Geology

The crest of Egg Hill is along the axis of a minor syncline, within the larger Nittany Anticlinorium. The bedrock along the axis is the Ordovician Bald Eagle Formation, which is mostly sandstone.[3] The crest of the hill is over 1,900 feet (580 m) elevation.

40°49′54″N 77°36′07″W / 40.83167°N 77.60194°W / 40.83167; -77.60194

References

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  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Egg Hill
  2. ↑ Spring Mills, PA, 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Map, 2016. USGS. Scale 1:24,000.
  3. ↑ Berg, T.M., Edmunds, W.E., Geyer, A.R. and others, compilers, (1980). Geologic Map of Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania Geologic Survey, Map 1, scale 1:250,000.
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