High Tor State Park | |
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![]() View from atop High Tor Mountain with the
Village of Haverstraw, the
Hudson River, and
Westchester County in the distance. | |
Type | State park |
Location | 415 South Mountain Road New City, New York [1] |
Nearest city | Haverstraw, New York |
Coordinates | 41°11′16″N 73°59′20″W / 41.1877°N 73.989°W |
Area | 691 acres (2.80 km2) [2] |
Created | 1943[3] |
Operated by | |
Visitors | 21,524 (in 2014) [4] |
Website | High Tor State Park |
High Tor State Park is a 691-acre (2.80 km2) state park [2] on the north edge of the Town of Clarkstown in Rockland County, New York, United States. [5] The park is located on South Mountain, which has two peaks, High Tor and Little Tor. [6] Its highest peak, High Tor, is 797 feet (243 m) high. [7]
High Tor State Park is intended for day use during the summer months, and contains picnic tables, a pool and showers, hiking trails, and a food concession. The Long Path passes through the park. [8]
The park contains two peaks: High Tor at 797 feet (243 m), [7] and Little Tor at 620 feet (190 m). [9] They are the highest peaks in not only the park, but in all of the Hudson Palisades.[ citation needed] The skylines of New York City, Jersey City and Newark are visible to hikers on both peaks. [3]
High Tor was used as a signal point during the American Revolution for the colonists, [3] and was used as an air raid watch during World War II. Famous composer Kurt Weill worked as an air raid warden there.[ citation needed]
High Tor State Park | |
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![]() View from atop High Tor Mountain with the
Village of Haverstraw, the
Hudson River, and
Westchester County in the distance. | |
Type | State park |
Location | 415 South Mountain Road New City, New York [1] |
Nearest city | Haverstraw, New York |
Coordinates | 41°11′16″N 73°59′20″W / 41.1877°N 73.989°W |
Area | 691 acres (2.80 km2) [2] |
Created | 1943[3] |
Operated by | |
Visitors | 21,524 (in 2014) [4] |
Website | High Tor State Park |
High Tor State Park is a 691-acre (2.80 km2) state park [2] on the north edge of the Town of Clarkstown in Rockland County, New York, United States. [5] The park is located on South Mountain, which has two peaks, High Tor and Little Tor. [6] Its highest peak, High Tor, is 797 feet (243 m) high. [7]
High Tor State Park is intended for day use during the summer months, and contains picnic tables, a pool and showers, hiking trails, and a food concession. The Long Path passes through the park. [8]
The park contains two peaks: High Tor at 797 feet (243 m), [7] and Little Tor at 620 feet (190 m). [9] They are the highest peaks in not only the park, but in all of the Hudson Palisades.[ citation needed] The skylines of New York City, Jersey City and Newark are visible to hikers on both peaks. [3]
High Tor was used as a signal point during the American Revolution for the colonists, [3] and was used as an air raid watch during World War II. Famous composer Kurt Weill worked as an air raid warden there.[ citation needed]