Sugarloaf Mountain (Dutchess County, New York)

This article is about the mountain near Breakneck Ridge. For the smaller mountain south of Garrison, see Sugarloaf Hill (Putnam County, New York).
Sugarloaf Mountain

A rounded mountain with brown, mostly bare trees covering most of it, seen from slightly higher than its summit some distance away. A large body of water is behind it.

Sugarloaf from the Breakneck Bypass Trail
Highest point
Elevation 900 ft (270 m) [1]
Prominence 300 ft (91 m) [1]
Isolation 0.7 mi (1.1 km) [1]
Parent peak Breakneck Ridge
Coordinates 41°27′30″N 73°58′30″W / 41.45833°N 73.97500°W / 41.45833; -73.97500Coordinates: 41°27′30″N 73°58′30″W / 41.45833°N 73.97500°W / 41.45833; -73.97500
Geography
A map of New York with a red triangle on the east of the Hudson River in the southern portion of the state, north of New York City
Sugarloaf Mountain

Location of Sugarloaf Mountain within New York

Parent range Hudson Highlands
Topo map West Point
Climbing
Easiest route Trail
Access Public

Sugarloaf Mountain, one of several in the U.S. state of New York with that name, is located in the town of Fishkill near the Hudson River and Breakneck Ridge. It is part of the Hudson Highlands, located entirely within the similarly-named state park. Sugarloaf's summit is 900 feet (270 m) above sea level.

It can be climbed via the Wilkinson Memorial Trail, which has its western trailhead a mile (1.6 km) from the summit on New York State Route 9D along the Hudson River, opposite the Breackneck Ridge station on Metro-North Railroad's Hudson Line. The trail climbs gently at first but then steeply as it approaches the summit plateau. At either end there are panoramic views over the river's Newburgh Bay, surrounding mountains and nearby communities.[2]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 West Point Quadrangle – New York – Dutches, Orange, Putnam Cos. (Map). 1:24,000. 7.5 Minute Series (Topographic). United States Geological Survey. 1997. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Sugarloaf Mountain and Breakneck Ridge Trail". New York–New Jersey Trail Conference. 1996–2015. Retrieved April 29, 2015.


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