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 Poconos, or the Pocono Mountains region, is a mountainous region of about 2,400 square miles (6,200 kmÂ²) located in northeastern Pennsylvania, approximately 30 miles north of Allentown, which are a popular recreational destination for local and regional visitors. Consisting of the following counties: