Mount Peter (New York)
| Mount Peter | |
|---|---|
View of the Warwick Valley from Mount Peter hawk watch | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,250 ft (380 m) |
| Coordinates | 41°14′29″N 74°17′26″W / 41.24139°N 74.29056°W |
| Geography | |
| 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. 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. A hawkwatch tower occupies a summit just north of Mount Peter; below the tower the Bellvale Farms Creamery serves hikers and passing motorists. A small ski area occupies the northward-facing slope of the mountain.