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Brace Hill
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Brace Hill
Location of Brace Hill within New York
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Brace Hill
Brace Hill (the United States)
Highest point
Elevation 2,467 feet (752 m)
Coordinates 42°07′13″N75°00′49″W / 42.12028°N 75.01361°W / 42.12028; -75.01361 [1]
Geography
Location Walton, New York, U.S.
Topo map USGS Corbett

Brace Hill is a mountain located in the Catskill Mountains of New York east-southeast of Walton, New York. Money Point is located southeast of Brace Hill and Colchester Mountain is located northeast.

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References

  1. "Brace Hill". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved March 24, 2018.