Editing Cresson, Pennsylvania (section)

==Geography==
Cresson is located in eastern Cambria County at {{coord|40|27|45|N|78|35|11|W|type:city}} (40.462631, -78.586319),<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> atop the [[Eastern Continental Divide]], the height of land between the [[East Coast of the United States|Eastern Seaboard]] of the United States and the [[Ohio River]] valley. The [[Little Conemaugh River]] rises in Cresson, flowing southwest to form the [[Conemaugh River]], which in turn flows to the [[Kiskiminetas River]], then the [[Allegheny River]], the [[Ohio River]], and finally the [[Mississippi River|Mississippi]]. The north side of Cresson, meanwhile, drains north to [[Clearfield Creek]], a tributary of the [[West Branch Susquehanna River|West Branch]] of the [[Susquehanna River]], leading to [[Chesapeake Bay]]. Blair Gap, at the eastern edge of the [[Allegheny Plateau]] and {{convert|2|mi|0}} east of town, is the location of the [[Allegheny Portage Railroad]] National Historic Site, where the first railroad (a [[portage railway]]) crossed the [[Allegheny Mountains]].

Cresson is bypassed to the south and east by [[U.S. Route 22 in Pennsylvania|U.S. Route 22]], a four-lane expressway, with access from two exits: [[Pennsylvania Route 53]] (Second Street) on the south, and the Admiral Peary Highway (former US 22) on the east. [[Altoona, Pennsylvania|Altoona]] is {{convert|15|mi}} to the northeast via US 22 and [[Interstate 99]], while [[Ebensburg, Pennsylvania|Ebensburg]], the Cambria County seat, is {{convert|8|mi|0}} to the west.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the borough has a total area of {{convert|1.25|km2|disp=flip}}, all  land.<ref name="Census 2010"/>