Red House Hill

Red House Hill is a mountain in the Central New York Region of New York. It is located south-southwest of the Hamlet of Springfield Center, New York, west of Hutter Point and Six Mile Point of Otsego Lake, and southeast of Rum Hill. Mohican Brook flows eastward along the southern edge of the hill.[2]

Red House Hill
Red House Hill
Location of Red House Hill within New York
Red House Hill
Red House Hill (the United States)
Highest point
Elevation1,608 feet (490 m) [1]
Coordinates42°46′16″N 74°54′17″W [1]
Geography
LocationSSW of Springfield Center, New York, U.S.
Topo mapUSGS Richfield Springs

Appearance in literature

Red House Hill is in The Deerslayer novel, but not mentioned directly. Deerslayer was escaping the Hurons along the lake from the Sunken Island and began to move inland after a short distance, near Six Mile Point, and climbed the mountain, now known as Red House Hill. At the top of the hill he hid under a log, and the Hurons passed him thinking he was gone, and went down into Mohican Canyon. He then noticed he was surrounded on three sides and ran down the hill towards the lake, passing through the few Hurons left at Six Mile Point. He then jumped in his canoe and was soon captured by the Hurons.[3]

References
  1. "Red House Hill". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2017-06-03.
  2. "Red house Hill". Geonames.usgs. usgs. 1980. Retrieved 3 June 2017. data
  3. "Coopers Otsego County". jfcoopersociety.org. jfcoopersociety.org. 2013. Retrieved 16 August 2018. data


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