Vinegar Hill (New York)

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Vinegar Hill
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Vinegar Hill
Location of Vinegar Hill within New York
Highest point
Elevation 2,051 ft (625 m) [1]
Coordinates 42°14′42″N74°23′38″W / 42.24500°N 74.39389°W / 42.24500; -74.39389 Coordinates: 42°14′42″N74°23′38″W / 42.24500°N 74.39389°W / 42.24500; -74.39389 [1]
Geography
Location W of Lexington, New York, U.S.
Topo map USGS West Kill

Vinegar Hill is a mountain located in Greene County, New York west of Lexington, New York. Located to the west is Vly Mountain and to the south Beech Ridge. Vinegar Hill drains north into Schoharie Creek and south into Roarback Brook.

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Roarback Brook

Roarback Brook begins on the eastern side of Vly Mountain and travels east, passing to the south of Vinegar Hill before converging with West Kill west-southwest of Lexington, New York.

Beech Ridge

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References

  1. 1 2 "Vinegar Hill". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved 2018-01-12.