High Tor State Park

From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
Jump to: navigation, search

<templatestyles src="Module:Hatnote/styles.css"></templatestyles>

This article is about the New York state park. For the play and film, see High Tor (play). For other uses, see High Tor (disambiguation).
High Tor State Park
Haverstraw Village from High Tor State Park.jpg
View from atop High Tor Mountain with the Village of Haverstraw, the Hudson River, and Westchester County in the distance.
High Tor State Park is located in New York
High Tor State Park
Location of High Tor State Park within New York State
Type State park
Location 415 South Mountain Road
New City, New York[1]
Nearest city Haverstraw, New York
Coordinates Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Area 618 acres (2.50 km2)[2]
Created 1943 (1943)[2]
Operated by
Visitors 21,524 (in 2014)[3]
Website High Tor State Park

High Tor State Park is a 618-acre (2.50 km2) state park on the north edge of the Town of Clarkstown in Rockland County, New York, United States.[4] The park is located on South Mountain, which has two peaks, High Tor and Little Tor.[5] Its highest peak, High Tor, is 797 feet (243 m) high.[6]

Park description

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.[7]

An early photograph from across the Hudson River looking toward the Village of Haverstraw and the High Tor and Little Tor peaks.

The park contains two peaks: High Tor at 797 feet (243 m),[6] and Little Tor at 620 feet (190 m).[8] They are the highest peaks in not only the park, but in all of the Hudson Palisades.[citation needed] The skyline of New York City can be seen from the summit of High Tor.[2]

High Tor was used as a signal point during the American Revolution for the colonists,[2] 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]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  3. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  4. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  5. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  7. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  8. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

External links


<templatestyles src="Asbox/styles.css"></templatestyles>

Stub icon

This article about a location in Rockland County, New York is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Retrieved from "https://infogalactic.com/w/index.php?title=High_Tor_State_Park&oldid=3455706"