Mount Peter (New York)
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EtymologyPeter Conklin
LocationBellvale Mountain, Town of Warwick, Orange County, New York, U.S.
| Mount Peter | |
|---|---|
 View of the Warwick Valley from Mount Peter hawk watch | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,250 ft (380 m)[1] |
| Coordinates | 41°14′29″N 74°17′26″W / 41.24139°N 74.29056°W[2] |
| Naming | |
| Etymology | Peter Conklin |
| Geography | |
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| Location | Bellvale Mountain, Town of Warwick, Orange County, New York, U.S. |
| Parent range | New York – New Jersey Highlands |
| Topo map | USGS Greenwood Lake |
| Geology | |
| Rock age | Devonian |
Mount Peter is a 1,250-foot (380 m) mountain located in the New York – New Jersey Highlands, Bellvale Mountain, in the U.S. state of New York.[3] The peak is located along the Appalachian Trail in the Town of Warwick, just south of New York State Route 17A, 38 miles (61 km) northwest of New York City, 2 miles (3.2 km) east of Bellvale, New York and north northwest of Greenwood Lake, New York.
The mountain is named after an early pioneer to the area, Peter Conklin.[4] A hawkwatch tower occupies a summit just north of Mount Peter;[5] below the tower the Bellvale Farms Creamery serves hikers and passing motorists.[6] A small ski area occupies the northward-facing slope of the mountain.[7]
