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Camelback Mountain Resort ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

Camelback Mountain Resort is a ski area in Jackson, Pennsylvania, United States with 15 km of mapped downhill runs and 15 lifts, between 377 m and 622 m above sea level.

Downhill runs
15 km
Lifts
15
Top elevation
622 m
Vertical drop
245 m
Nearest airport
AVP · 45 km

Slopes by difficulty

  • Easy5.6 km
  • Expert1.4 km
  • Beginner0.3 km
  • Advanced1.8 km
  • Intermediate5.9 km

37 runs mapped in OpenStreetMap. Colours follow the North American piste convention.

Ski lifts

  • 9 Chairlifts
  • 6 Magic carpets

Camelback Mountain Resort is a ski area in Jackson, Pennsylvania, the United States. Its 37 mapped downhill runs add up to 15 km, which ranks it #179 of 960 ski areas in the United States and gives it 0.2% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 404 m long.

Slopes at Camelback Mountain Resort

About 40% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 39% intermediate and 21% advanced or expert, which makes Camelback Mountain Resort a balanced resort for intermediate skiers.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 15 lifts: 9 chairlifts, 6 magic carpets. Most of them are chairlifts or gondolas, so you ride seated. Skiing runs from 377 m up to 622 m, a vertical drop of 245 m — typical of a local ski hill.

Getting to Camelback Mountain Resort

The nearest airport is Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport (AVP), about 45 km away in a straight line — roughly 58 minutes by car; Lehigh Valley International Airport (ABE) is 45 km away. Nearby ski areas include Locust Lake Village Ski Hill (0.5 km), Big Boulder Ski Resort Area (6.4 km), Shawnee Mountain (9.8 km) and Skytop’s Ski Hill (0.6 km), which together add 27 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.

Nearest airports to Camelback Mountain Resort

  1. 1
    Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport Flag of United StatesWilkes-Barre/Scranton, United States Airports in United States
    AVP45 kmstraight line
  2. 2
    Lehigh Valley International Airport Flag of United StatesAllentown/Bethlehem, United States Airports in United StatesTransfers & Meet & Greet →
    ABE45 kmstraight line
  3. 3
    Trenton Mercer Airport Flag of United StatesEwing Township, United States Airports in United States
    TTN97 kmstraight line
  4. 4
    Newark Liberty International Airport Flag of United StatesNewark, United States Airports in United StatesTransfers & Meet & Greet →
    EWR107 kmstraight line

Frequently asked questions

How many kilometres of slopes does Camelback Mountain Resort have?

15 km of downhill runs (37 runs): 5.6 km easy, 1.4 km expert, 0.3 km beginner, 1.8 km advanced, 5.9 km intermediate. It is #179 in United States by piste length.

How high is Camelback Mountain Resort?

The lifts and runs reach 622 m (2,041 ft); the lowest point is 377 m, a vertical drop of 245 m.

What is the nearest airport to Camelback Mountain Resort?

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport (AVP), about 45 km away in a straight line; Lehigh Valley International Airport (ABE) is 45 km away.

How many ski lifts does Camelback Mountain Resort have?

15 lifts: 9 chairlifts, 6 magic carpets.

Data: OpenSkiMap — © OpenStreetMap contributors & Skimap.org (ODbL 1.0). Run lengths are measured along mapped pistes; resorts may publish different figures.