Laurel Mountain State Park

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Laurel Mountain State Park
Pennsylvania State Park
Location of Laurel Mountain State Park in Pennsylvania
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
Counties	Somerset, Westmoreland
Townships	Jenner, Ligonier
Location	[1]
- coordinates	40°09′53″N 79°09′54″W / 40.16472, -79.165Coordinates: 40°09′53″N 79°09′54″W / 40.16472, -79.165
- elevation	2,723 ft (830 m) [1]
Area	493 acres (199.5 ha)
Founded	1964
Managed by	Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
Nearest city	Latrobe, Pennsylvania
Website : Laurel Mountain State Park

Laurel Mountain State Park is a 493-acre (2.00 km²) Pennsylvania State Park in Ligonier Township, Westmoreland County and Jenner Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania in the United States. This state park is a ski resort that closed for business in 2005.^[2]

The park was opened as a private ski area in 1939 by General Richard K. Mellon and the Rolling Rock brewery from nearby Latrobe. It was one of first ski areas in Pennsylvania and although World War II caused the ski resort to be temporarily closed, in the years following the war, it was the "Ski Capital of Pennsylvania". General Mellon leased the land to the state in 1963 and gave it to the state in 1964, when it officially became "Laurel Mountain State Park". Laurel Mountain State Park is 2 miles (3.2 km) south of U.S. Route 30 near Jennerstown. Several communications and broadcast towers are located on the top of Laurel Mountain, which services the eastern Pittsburgh area and Greater Johnstown.^[2]

[edit] Nearby state parks

The following state parks are within 30 miles (48 km) of Laurel Mountain State Park:^[3][4][5][6]

• Blue Knob State Park (Bedford County)
• Keystone State Park (Westmoreland County)
• Kooser State Park (Somerset County)
• Laurel Hill State Park (Somerset County)
• Laurel Ridge State Park (Cambria, Fayette, Somerset, and Westmoreland counties)
• Laurel Summit State Park (Westmoreland County)
• Linn Run State Park (Westmoreland County)
• Ohiopyle State Park (Fayette County)
• Shawnee State Park (Bedford County)
• Yellow Creek State Park (Indiana County)

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