Known as the City of the Hills, Oneonta is located in the beautiful and majestic Leatherstocking Region of Central New York. The City of Oneonta lies in the Appalachian Uplands Province, the major physiographic province in southern New York. The topography varies from essentially flat in the Susquehanna River Valley to rolling, steep hills in the adjacent highlands. Elevations range from a low of about 1,060 feet mean sea level, in the southwest corner of the City, to more than 1,730 feet mean sea level on the hill above SUNY Oneonta.

Photos of the hills
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