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Sugarloaf Mountain (Dutchess County, New York)

Summary

Sugarloaf Mountain is a 900-foot (270 m) peak located in the town of Fishkill near the Hudson River and Breakneck Ridge. One of several similarly named mountains in the U.S. state of New York,[2] it is part of the Hudson Highlands, located entirely within Hudson Highlands State Park.

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
Elevation900 ft (270 m)[1]
Prominence300 ft (91 m)[1]
Parent peakBreakneck Ridge
Isolation0.7 mi (1.1 km)[1]
Coordinates41°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
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 rangeHudson Highlands
Topo mapWest Point
Climbing
Easiest routeTrail
AccessPublic

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 Breakneck 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.[3]

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References edit

  1. ^ a b c 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. ^ Dictionary of Altitudes in the United States, Fourth Edition, Henry Gannett, Washington Government Printing Office (1908), p. 742 There is one each in the Adirondack Mountains, the Catskill Mountains, and Essex and Washington Counties.
  3. ^ "Sugarloaf Mountain and Breakneck Ridge Trail". New York–New Jersey Trail Conference. 1996–2015. Retrieved April 29, 2015.