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Hexenkopf Hill

Coordinates:40°37′16″N75°14′35″W / 40.6212108°N 75.2429545°W /40.6212108; -75.2429545
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For the similarly named mountain in Austria, seeHexenkopf.

Hexenkopf Hill
Map
Highest point
Elevation646 ft (197 m) NGVD 29[2]
Coordinates40°37′16″N75°14′35″W / 40.6212108°N 75.2429545°W /40.6212108; -75.2429545[1]
Geography
LocationNorthampton County,Pennsylvania,U.S.
Parent rangeReading Prong
Topo map(s)USGS Riegelsville, Easton
Climbing
Easiest routeRoad

Hexenkopf Hill (German:Hexenkopf, "Witches Head") is a low mountain inNorthampton County,Pennsylvania. The main peak rises to 646 feet (197 m), and is located inWilliams Township, to the south ofEaston.

It is a part of theReading Prong of theAppalachian Mountains.

Toponymy

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Hexenkopf Hill is said to have been a shrine for localNative Americans. Early white settlers believed it to be inhabited bywitches.[3]

References

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  1. ^"Hexenkopf Hill".Geographic Names Information System.United States Geological Survey,United States Department of the Interior. RetrievedJanuary 16, 2016.
  2. ^Verified elevation from USGS topographic mapRiegelsville
  3. ^Northampton County, Pennsylvania; Geology and Geography. Pennsylvania Dept. of Internal Affairs, Topographic and Geological Survey, Harrisburg, 1939; p 64
Mountains ofPennsylvania
Allegheny Mountains
Allegheny Plateau
Blue Ridge Mountains
Reading Prong
Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians
Others


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