This nomenclature is not always consistently applied to the same geologic formation, and there is a shorter Nittany Mountain ridge shown above the Sugar Valley as well.

[citation needed] According to Penn State folklore, Nit-A-Nee is also the name of a Native American maiden whose actions caused Mount Nittany to be formed.

[2] In 1945, the landowners of Mount Nittany were preparing to sell the mountain, allegedly to use timber rights.

The alumni of the Lion's Paw Senior Society who heard of this bought an option to buy the mountain.

In 2013, Conserving Mount Nittany: A Dynamic Environmentalism, a book by Tom Shakely on the history of Mount Nittany and local conservation efforts, was published, incorporating histories of the mountain and valley.