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Spafford Forest
Spafford Forest is an Onondaga County preserve that provides trails for hiking and dirt biking. It is close to Ripley Hill. Onondaga County Parks Protected areas of Onondaga County, New York {{OnondagaCountyNY-geo-stub ...
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Onondaga County, New York
Onondaga County ( ) is a county in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census, the population was 476,516. The county seat is Syracuse. Onondaga County is the core of the Syracuse, NY MSA. History The name ''Onondaga'' derives from the name of the Native American tribe who lived in this area at the time of European contact, one of the original Five Nations of the ''Haudenosaunee''. They called themselves (autonym) ''Onoda'gega'', sometimes spelled ''Onontakeka.'' The word means "People of the Hills." Sometimes the term was ''Onondagaono'' ("The People of the Hills"). The federally recognized Onondaga Nation has a reservation within the county, on which they have self-government. When counties were established in New York in 1683, the present Onondaga County was part of Albany County. This enormous county included the northern part of New York State as well as all of the present State of Vermont and, in theory, extended westward to the Pacific Ocean. It was re ...
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Ripley Hill
Ripley Hill straddles the divide between the Skaneateles Lake and Otisco Lake watersheds, it was once considered to be the highest point in Onondaga County, New York at 1,986 feet, but is now recognized to be slightly lower than the high point of Highland Forest (county park), Fellows Hill 2019 ft and Morgan Hill at 2060 ft. Ripley Hill offers a sweeping panorama to the north and east. Ripley Hill is near Spafford Forest Spafford Forest is an Onondaga County preserve that provides trails for hiking and dirt biking. It is close to Ripley Hill. Onondaga County Parks Protected areas of Onondaga County, New York {{OnondagaCountyNY-geo-stub ..., an Onondaga County preserve with hiking and dirt bike trails. Ripley Hill is accessed by a public dirt road, seasonally maintained. Adjoining property is privately owned and may be posted, especially during hunting season. External links Spafford Forest References Landforms of Onondaga County, New York Hills of ...
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