Grays Mountain

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Grays Mountain
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Grays Mountain
Location of Grays Mountain within New York
Highest point
Elevation 2,881 feet (878 m)
Coordinates 42°10′43″N74°45′07″W / 42.17861°N 74.75194°W / 42.17861; -74.75194 Coordinates: 42°10′43″N74°45′07″W / 42.17861°N 74.75194°W / 42.17861; -74.75194 [1]
Geography
Location Bovina Center, New York, U.S.
Topo map USGS Andes

Grays Mountain is a mountain located in the Catskill Mountains of New York southeast of Bovina Center. Grays Mountain is located south of Mount Pisgah, southwest of Farmers Hill, west-northwest of Fords Hill and north of Dingle Hill.

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