Member Login. The following was included in TCTA's 2015-16 Survival Guide, the ultimate reference tool for Texas educators, and is current as of September 2015 but is subject to change.
The Allegheny Mountains run diagonally from the southwest to the northeast with piedmont and coastal plains in the southeast triangle. The Allegheny Front, as it's called, cuts a diagonal line across the state. In the northwest, the plateau falls to the Lake Erie lowlands and, finally, Lake Erie. ( Pennsylvania Close-up)
The Eastern portion of the state boasts world class resorts like Bear Creek Mountain Resort in Macungie; Blue Mountain is located just about an hour from the city of Philadelphia; Liberty Mountain, found just north of the Pennsylvania â Maryland border, has an impressive 100% snowmaking capacity.