Red House Hill is a
mountain
A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited Summit (topography), summit area, and ...
in the
Central New York Region of
New York
New York most commonly refers to:
* New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York
* New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States
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Film and television
* '' ...
. It is located south-southwest of the Hamlet of
Springfield Center, New York, west of
Hutter Point
Otsego Lake is a lake located in Otsego County in the U.S. state of New York. It is the source of the Susquehanna River and largest lake in Otsego County. The Village of Cooperstown is located at the lake's southern end. Glimmerglass State Pa ...
and
Six Mile Point of
Otsego Lake, and southeast of
Rum Hill.
Mohican Brook flows eastward along the southern edge of the hill.
Appearance in literature
Red House Hill is in ''
The Deerslayer'' novel, but not mentioned directly.
Deerslayer
Nathaniel "Natty" Bumppo is a fictional character and the protagonist of James Fenimore Cooper's pentalogy of novels known as the '' Leatherstocking Tales''.
Fictional biography
Natty Bumppo, the child of white parents, grew up among Delaware ...
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.
References
Mountains of Otsego County, New York
Mountains of New York (state)
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