Chestnut Hill (Paxinosa Ridge, College Hill, Lafayette Hill or Mount Lafayette)Wright, James and Wright, Linda. (1988). Place Names of Northampton County, Pennsylvania. Nazareth, PA: Private Printing, 312 p. maps. is a low mountain in Northampton County, Pennsylvania. The main peak rises to , and is located in Forks Township; the southern slopes extend into the City of Easton where it is known as College Hill in allusion to Lafayette College. The neighborhood within Forks Township on the northern slopes of the mountain is known as Chestnut Hill.
Chestnut Hill overlooks the Delaware River, and, with Marble Mountain on the New Jersey side, forms Weygadt Gap or the "Little Water Gap".A Paddler's Guide to the Delaware River: Kayaking, Canoeing, Rafting, Tubing; Gary Letcher; Rutgers University Press; New Brunswick, NJ; 2002; p 137 The cliff overlooking Weygadt Gap is known as St. Anthony's Nose.Skylands Visitor: Daytrips along the Delaware River near Foul Rift Chestnut Hill adjoins the Great Appalachian Valley to the north at Frost Hollow.
It is part of the Reading Prong of the Appalachian Mountains.
Toponymy Chestnut Hill is named for the American chestnut tree, once prevalent in the area.Northampton County, Pennsylvania; Geology and Geography. Pennsylvania Dept. of Internal Affairs, Topographic and Geological Survey, Harrisburg, 1939; p 61
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