Mount Orrey

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Mount Orrey
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Mount Orrey
Location of Mount Orrey within New York
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Mount Orrey
Mount Orrey (the United States)
Highest point
Elevation 2,618 feet (798 m)
Coordinates 43°24′15″N74°19′28″W / 43.40417°N 74.32444°W / 43.40417; -74.32444 Coordinates: 43°24′15″N74°19′28″W / 43.40417°N 74.32444°W / 43.40417; -74.32444 [1]
Geography
LocationW of Wells, New York, U.S.
Topo map USGS Wells

Mount Orrey is a mountain range located in Adirondack Mountains of New York located in the Town of Wells west of the hamlet of Wells.

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References

  1. "Mount Orrey". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved 2017-12-15.