Hexenkopf Hill (german: Hexenkopf, "Witches Head") is a low mountain in Northampton County,

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. The main peak rises to , and is located in Williams Township, to the south of Easton. It is a part of the

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of the

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Toponymy

Hexenkopf Hill is said to have been a shrine for local Native Americans. Early white settlers believed it to be inhabited by witches.''Northampton County, Pennsylvania; Geology and Geography''. Pennsylvania Dept. of Internal Affairs, Topographic and Geological Survey, Harrisburg, 1939; p 64

References

Mountains of Northampton County, Pennsylvania Mountains of Pennsylvania {{NorthamptonCountyPA-geo-stub