List of New York high points by county

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This is a list of the highest elevation in each county in New York, in order from 1 to 62.

New York State highpoints by County

of 62 [1] CountyelevationNameLocation
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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References

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