Panther Mountain 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 area, and is usually higher t ...

located in

Central New York The central region of New York state includes: * Auburn in Cayuga County * Cortland in Cortland County * Oneida in Madison County * Syracuse, the largest city of Central New York, in Onondaga County * Fulton and Oswego in Oswego County ...

New York New York most commonly refers to: * New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States * New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York New York may also refer to: Places United Kingdom * ...

near

Fly Creek, New York Fly Creek is a non-incorporated Hamlet (New York), hamlet (and census-designated place) three miles west of the Cooperstown, New York, Village of Cooperstown on conjoined New York State Route 28, NY-28/New York State Route 80, NY-80, in the Otsego ...

and

Schuyler Lake, New York Schuyler Lake is the name of a small hamlet (and census-designated place) in the town of Exeter in Otsego County, New York New York most commonly refers to: * New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States * New York City, the mo ...

. The east side of Panther Mountain drains into Fly Creek and the west side drains into

Oaks Creek Oaks Creek is a river that drains Canadarago Lake, which is situated in the north central region of Otsego County, New York. The creek begins by the Hamlet (New York), Hamlet of Schuyler Lake, New York, Schuyler Lake and flows southeast approxim ...

and

Canadarago Lake Canadarago Lake is a lake located in Otsego County, New York and is the source of Oaks Creek. The Richfield Springs, New York, Village of Richfield Springs is located at the lake's northern end. It is the second largest lake in Otsego County, lyi ...

. Panther Mountain is named after The Panther, a

Mohegan The Mohegan are an Indigenous people originally based in what is now southeastern Connecticut in the United States. They are part of the Eastern Algonquian linguistic and cultural family and historically shared close ties with the neighboring ...

who lived in the Town of Richfield in the early to mid 1800s, as it was his favorite hunting area.

References

{{Mountains of New York Mountains of Otsego County, New York Mountains of New York (state)