Storm King State Park
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Storm King State Park is a Script error: No such module "convert". state park in Orange County, New York.[1] The park is in the southeast part of the Town of Cornwall, next to the Hudson River. A central feature of the park is Storm King Mountain.
History
New York physician Ernest Stillman donated the park's initial Script error: No such module "convert". to the Palisades Interstate Park Commission in 1922, hoping to protect land surrounding the Storm King Highway. The park has since grown to its current Script error: No such module "convert". size through additional donations and purchases of land.[2]
The park was the focus of preservation efforts in the early 1960s after a proposal by Consolidated Edison to build a hydro-electric power plant on the property. The Scenic Hudson Preservation Conference was formed by citizens opposed to the project, and the proposal was eventually dropped following a 17-year battle to preserve the park's natural state.[3][4]
A 1999 forest fire at the park caused the detonation of unexploded ordnance that had been fired over 100 years prior by a cannon manufacturer across the river. Additional unexploded shells were also discovered that likely originated from a nearby West Point artillery range. After the fire was put out, the park remained closed to hikers for three years as remaining explosives were located and removed.[3][4]
Description
Storm King State Park is undeveloped except for limited parking and trails. The park offers hiking and seasonal deer hunting.[5] Several named trails are included within the park, which features Storm King Mountain as a central feature.[3]
The park's forests are part of the Northeastern coastal forests ecoregion.[6]
See also
References
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External links
- New York State Parks: Storm King State Park
- New York-New Jersey Trail Conference: Storm King State Park
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- Palisades Interstate Park system
- Cornwall, New York
- Highlands, New York
- U.S. Route 9W
- Protected areas of the Hudson Highlands
- Parks in Orange County, New York
- State parks of New York (state)
- 1922 establishments in New York (state)
- Protected areas established in 1922