This is a list of the highest elevation in each county in New York, in order from 1 to 62.
of 62 [1] | County | elevation | Name | Location |
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1 | Essex | 5,344 feet (1,629 m) | Mount Marcy | Keene, New York |
2 | Franklin | 4,347 feet (1,325 m) | Seward Mountain | |
3 | Ulster | c. 4,180 feet (1,270 m) | Slide Mountain | Shandaken, New York |
4 | Greene | 4,040 feet (1,230 m) | Hunter Mountain | Hunter, New York |
5 | Hamilton | 3,899 feet (1,188 m) | Snowy Mountain | |
6 | Clinton | 3,820 feet (1,160 m) | Lyon Mountain | |
7 | Warren | 3,563 feet (1,086 m) | Gore Mountain | |
8 | Delaware | 3,520 feet (1,070 m) | Bearpen Mountain | |
9 | Schoharie | 3,422 feet (1,043 m) | Huntersfield Mountain | |
10 | Sullivan | 3,117 feet (950 m) | Beech Mountain | |
11 | Rensselaer | 2,818 feet (859 m) | Berlin Mountain | |
12 | Fulton | Pigeon Mountain | ||
13 | Saratoga | 2,756 feet (840 m) | Tenant Mountain | |
14 | Herkimer | 2,697 feet (822 m) | Herkimer County High Point | |
15 | Saint Lawrence | 2,688 feet (819 m) | Mount Matumbla | |
16 | Washington | 2,640 feet (800 m) | Black Mountain | |
17 | Allegany | 2,548 feet (777 m) | Alma Hill | |
18 | Cattaraugus | 2,430 feet (740 m) | Clare Benchmark | |
19 | Otsego | 2,421 feet (738 m) | Otsego County High Point | |
20 | Steuben | 2,400 feet (730 m) | Call Hill | |
20 | Steuben | 2,400 feet (730 m) | Jackson Hill | |
21 | Dutchess | 2,323 feet (708 m) | Brace Mountain | North East, New York |
22 | Ontario | 2,280 feet (690 m) | Frost Hill | |
23 | Livingston | 2,244 feet (684 m) | Tabor Benchmark | |
24 | Chautauqua | 2,180 feet (660 m) | Gurnsey Benchmark | |
25 | Albany | 2,162 feet (659 m) | Henry Hill | |
26/27 | Madison | 2,140 feet (650 m) | Morrow Mountain | |
26/27 | Yates | 2,140 feet (650 m) | Yates County High Point | |
28 | Cortland | 2,132 feet (650 m) | Virgil Mountain | |
29 | Wyoming | 2,116 feet (645 m) | Wyoming County High Point | |
30 | Columbia | 2,115 feet (645 m) | Alander Mountain | |
31 | Lewis | 2,110 feet (640 m) | Gomer Hill | |
32 | Tompkins | 2,099 feet (640 m) | Connecticut Hill | |
33 | Schuyler | 2,093 feet (638 m) | Sproul Hill | |
34 | Broome | 2,080 feet (630 m) | Slawson Benchmark | |
35 | Onondaga | 2,060 feet (630 m) | Morgan Hill | |
36 | Chenango | 2,040 feet (620 m) | Chenango County High Point | |
37 | Tioga | 1,994 feet (608 m) | Tioga County High Point | |
38 | Oneida | 1,942 feet (592 m) | Tassel Hill | |
39 | Erie | 1,940 feet (590 m) | Sardinia Benchmark | Niagara Escarpment |
40 | Chemung | 1,914 feet (583 m) | Martin Hill | |
41 | Cayuga | 1,860 feet (570 m) | Cayuga County High Point | |
42 | Jefferson | 1,740 feet (530 m) | Jefferson County High Point | |
43 | Oswego | 1,730 feet (530 m) | Oswego County High Point | |
44 | Orange | 1,664 feet (507 m) | Schunnemunk Mountain | |
45 | Seneca | 1,640 feet (500 m) | Hector Backbone | |
46 | Montgomery | 1,663 feet (507 m) | Willse Hill | |
47 | Putnam | 1,540 feet (470 m) | Scofield Ridge | |
48 | Genesee | 1,470 feet (450 m) | Genesee County High Point | |
49 | Schenectady | 1,456 feet (444 m) | Schenectady County High Point | |
50 | Rockland | 1,278 feet (390 m) | Jackie Jones Mountain | |
51 | Monroe | 1,040 feet (320 m) | Hopper Hills | |
52 | Westchester | 980 feet (300 m) | Bailey Benchmark | |
53 | Orleans | 740 feet (230 m) | Pine Hill | |
54 | Wayne | 701 feet (214 m) | East Johnson Hill | |
55 | Niagara | 675 feet (206 m) | Bunker Hill | |
56 | Richmond | 401 feet (122 m) | Todt Hill | Staten Island |
57 | Suffolk | 400.9 feet (122.2 m) | Jayne's Hill | West Hills, New York |
58 | Nassau | 348 feet (106 m) | Harbor Hill | Roslyn, New York |
59 | Bronx | 280 feet (85 m) | Bronx High Point | Villanova Heights, Fieldston |
60 | New York | 265 feet (81 m) | Bennett Park | Hudson Heights, Manhattan |
61 | Queens | 260 feet (79 m) | North Shore Towers | Glen Oaks, Queens |
62 | Kings | 220 feet (67 m) | Battle Hill | Green-Wood Cemetery |
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