Ginseng Mountain

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Ginseng Mountain
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Ginseng Mountain
Location of Ginseng Mountain within New York
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Ginseng Mountain
Ginseng Mountain (the United States)
Highest point
Elevation 2,805 feet (855 m)
Coordinates 42°20′29″N74°11′45″W / 42.34139°N 74.19583°W / 42.34139; -74.19583 [1]
Geography
Location Windham, New York, U.S.
Topo map USGS Hensonville

Ginseng Mountain is a mountain located in the Catskill Mountains of New York northeast of Windham. Elm Ridge is located south, Mount Zoar is located east-southeast, and Mount Hayden is located northwest of Ginseng Mountain.

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References

  1. "Ginseng Mountain". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved April 5, 2018.