Pittsburgh is located in the southwestern corner of Pennsylvania, at the foothills of the Allegheny Mountains, where the Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers join to form the Ohio. It is considered to be a part of the Appalachian Highlands. The climate is mostly humid and is located near the Atlantic ocean and the Great Lakes. Temperatures range from 90*F - zero allowing the city to experience all four seasons to their extremes. There is a consistent amount of rain fall through out the year and a good amount of snow in the winter.
Area: 58.35 square miles
Elevation: 696 feet above sea level at river base; 1,223 feet above sea level at highest point
The natural resources found are coal and the rivers. With these Pittsburgh had a natural deposit of coal used in manufacturing and rivers for transportation.
Sources:
http://www.city-data.com/us-cities/The-Northeast/Pittsburgh-Geography-and-Climate.html
http://www.siahq.org/conference/pittsburgh/images/birdeye.gif
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