Laurel Mountain Pennsylvania Map
Explore Laurel Mountain, Pennsylvania, with this interactive street and satellite map.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.
Interactive Map of Laurel Mountain, Pennsylvania
How to Use This Laurel Mountain, Pennsylvania Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Laurel Mountain, Pennsylvania. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Pennsylvania or beyond.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Laurel Mountain.
Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.
| City | Laurel Mountain |
| State | Pennsylvania (PA) |
| County | Westmoreland County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 40.2112 |
| Longitude | -79.1851 |
| Population | 146 |
| Density | 437.0 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 15655 |
| Area Code | 215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878 |
| County Seat | Greensburg |
| School District | Ligonier Valley School District |
About Laurel Mountain, Pennsylvania
Laurel Mountain is a locality in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 146. The population density is 437.0 people per km². Laurel Mountain is located at 40.2112°N, 79.1851°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Laurel Mountain is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 15655.Laurel Mountain rises from the dense, tangled undergrowth of the Pennsylvania highlands, where the persistent current of Furnace Run carves a jagged path through the limestone shelf. It lies 16.0 miles west-southwest of Johnstown, PA (from Johnstown, PA: bearing 240°T), and is situated 19.7 miles east-southeast of Greensburg. This landscape is defined by the sharp, downward pull of gravity and the sudden, atmospheric cooling that settles over the basin when the sun dips behind the high ridges. Deep in the woods, the stillness is broken only by the rhythmic splash of water at Adams Falls, a constant, low-frequency hum that echoes off the moss-slicked boulders. The air here carries the scent of damp hemlock and cooling earth, a heavy, vegetal perfume that lingers long after the mist has retreated from the nearby stretches of Forbes State Forest.
Laurel Mountain maintains a quiet, industrial lineage, its character forged by the legacy of the mountain slopes that dictate the flow of both water and commerce. Residents often look toward the distant, hazy silhouette of the Allegheny Mountains, a reminder of the vast, rugged terrain that separates this high-altitude enclave from the industrial lowlands. Life at Laurel Mountain Park revolves around the seasonal shifts of the forest, where the Darr Trail provides a rugged artery for those navigating the steep terrain toward Lettie Shaffer Hollow. The waters of Ligonier Reservoir remain a primary anchor for the local geography, serving as a dark, reflective mirror for the sky and a grounding element for a community that has learned to thrive in the shadow of the peaks.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Laurel Mountain Park (Local Park) — 0.1 mi, 017° N
- Forbes State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 0.1 mi, 300° NW
- Penguin Court & Thomas Road Farm (Conservation Area) — 0.2 mi, 197° S
- Marshall Preserve (Conservation Area) — 0.6 mi, 078° E
- State Game Land 042 (State Resource Management Area) — 2.3 mi, 054° NE
- Waterford Park (Local Park) — 2.8 mi, 011° N
- Laurel Mountain State Park (State Park) — 2.9 mi, 170° S
- Laurel Ridge State Park (State Park) — 3.3 mi, 125° SE
- Wolf Rocks (Viewpoint) — 5.1 mi, 188° S
- Powder Mill Nature Reserve (Museum) — 5.8 mi, 232° SW
- Museum-Go_Round (Miss Elaina) (Attraction) — 5.8 mi, 305° NW
- Treehouse (O the Owl, Katerina) (Attraction) — 5.8 mi, 305° NW
- Jack Be Nimble (Attraction) — 5.8 mi, 307° NW
- Hush A Bye Baby (Attraction) — 5.8 mi, 307° NW
- Monument for Life (Monument) — 10.6 mi, 150° SE
- Quecreek Mine Accident And Rescue (Monument) — 10.6 mi, 150° SE
- Roaring Run Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 11.3 mi, 208° SW
- Mt. Hope School (Historic Ruins) — 12.0 mi, 207° SW
- Latrobe War Memorial (Monument) — 12.7 mi, 304° NW
- Roxbury Bandshell (Theatre) — 14.9 mi, 067° NE
- Birdhouse (Public Artwork) — 15.1 mi, 158° S
- Memorial Auditorium (Theatre) — 15.8 mi, 061° NE
- Wagner-Ritter House (Museum) — 16.2 mi, 057° NE
- Bottle Works (Arts Centre) — 16.3 mi, 057° NE
- Flight 93 National Memorial Entrance (Museum) — 18.2 mi, 119° SE
- Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art (Museum) — 19.0 mi, 078° E
- Westmoreland Performing Arts (Arts Centre) — 19.9 mi, 288° W
- Clear Shade Wild Area (State Wilderness) — 22.2 mi, 094° E
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About This Laurel Mountain Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Laurel Mountain, Pennsylvania. Coordinates: 40.2112, -79.1851. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Laurel Mountain includes the ZIP code (15655), telephone area code (215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878), county seat of Westmoreland County (Greensburg), and school district assignment (Ligonier Valley School District).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
