High Rocks (New York)

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High Rocks
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High Rocks
High Rocks (the United States)
Highest point
Elevation 361 feet (110 m)
Coordinates 42°24′11″N73°49′42″W / 42.4031388°N 73.8284588°W / 42.4031388; -73.8284588 [1]
Geography
LocationNNW of Coxsackie, New York, U.S.
Topo map USGS Hudson North

High Rocks is a mountain in Greene County, New York. It is located in the Catskill Mountains north-northwest of Coxsackie. Lampman Hill is located south-southeast, and Potic Mountain is located southwest of High Rocks.

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References

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