The Back Mountain is a region and former census-designated place (CDP) in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States.

[citation needed] The region has a total area of 117.59 square miles (304.6 km2).

The area includes the townships of Dallas, Franklin, Jackson, Kingston, Lake, and Lehman.

The townships of Dallas, Franklin, Jackson, Kingston, Lake, and Lehman were formed in the 1800s.

He was a member of the Sons of Liberty, an eminent colonial-era group opposed to Great Britain's Stamp Act and a driving force behind the American Revolution.

Historically the area offered many forms of recreation and entertainment attracting tourists from all over the Northeast.

Hotels, boathouses, a casino, and an amusement park were constructed around Harveys Lake.

In 1968, the lake, which is the centerpiece of the park, was built to control flooding in the North Branch Susquehanna River.

As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 26,690 people, 9,267 households, and 6,894 families residing in the census-designated place (CDP).