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Breakneck Ridge is a mountain along the Hudson River between Beacon and Cold Spring, New York, straddling the boundary between Dutchess and Putnam counties. Its distinctive rocky cliffs are visible for a long distance when approached from the south, and together with Storm King Mountain on the opposite bank of the river forms Wey-Gat, or Wind Gate, the picturesque northern gateway to the ...
The western trailhead is located along New York State Route 9D in the town of Fishkill, just north of the county line.It is across from the parking lot for the nearby Breakneck Ridge trailhead and the short path to the Breakneck Ridge station, where trains on Metro-North Railroad's Hudson Line stop on weekends, bringing many hikers to the trails in the vicinity.
Breakneck Brook, sometimes Breakneck Valley Brook, [1] is a 1.7-mile-long (2.8 km) [2] tributary of the Hudson River located entirely in the Putnam County town of Philipstown, New York, United States. It rises at Surprise Lake and flows southwest towards the Hudson from there, mostly through Hudson Highlands State Park.
Breakneck Ridge is to the left, Storm King Mountain to the right with Bannerman's Island in the middle of the river and West Point visible in the distance. The Hudson Highlands are mountains on both sides of the Hudson River in New York state lying primarily in Putnam County on its east bank and Orange County on its west.
Sugarloaf Mountain is a 900-foot (270 m) peak located in the town of Fishkill near the Hudson River and Breakneck Ridge.One of several similarly named mountains in the U.S. state of New York, [2] it is part of the Hudson Highlands, located entirely within Hudson Highlands State Park.
The National Park Service announced on Sept. 29 that the route was closed from milepost 217 to milepost 469, from the Virginia and North Carolina state line down to U.S. 441 in the Great Smoky ...
Sugarloaf Hill is part of a ridge running northeast and southwest close to the east shore of the Hudson. The peak of Castle Rock lies off the northeast end of the ridge, while NY 9D runs along the west side. A small stream runs along the southeast side and flows into the Hudson, while to the northwest, the ground declines gently to the Hudson.
Located at the south end of the Breakneck Ridge Tunnels: Fishkill: Breakneck Ridge: 55.0 (88.5) Limited-service stop. 8 Dutchess Junction: c. 1866: 1950s Former junction with Newburgh, Dutchess and Connecticut Railroad (eliminated in 1916) Beacon: Beacon: 59.0 (95.0) Dutchess County Public Transit: Beacon RailLink Leprechaun Lines: Newburgh ...