High Tor State Park
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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.[5]
The park contains two peaks: High Tor at Script error: No such module "convert".,[4] and Little Tor at Script error: No such module "convert"..[6] They are the highest peaks in not only the park, but in all of the Hudson Palisades.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". The skylines of New York City, Jersey City and Newark are visible to hikers on High Tor, as well as on Little Tor during the Fall and Winter months when there's less foliage.[7]
High Tor was used as a signal point during the American Revolution for the colonists,[7] and was used as an air raid watch during World War II. Famous composer Kurt Weill worked as an air raid warden there.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
See also
- High Tor, a 1936 play by Maxwell Anderson that focuses on the summit within the park
- List of New York state parks
References
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External links
- New York State Parks: High Tor State Park
- NY-NJTC: High Tor State Park
- Palisades Parks Conservancy: High Tor State Park
- NY-NJ-CT Botany Online: Facts about High TorTemplate:Category handler[<span title="Script error: No such module "string".">usurped]Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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