High Tor State Park
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High Tor State Park is a state park
located on the northern edge of the Town of Clarkstown
in Rockland County, New York
in the USA. It is named after High Tor Mountain, also known as Vogel Mountain, it's highest peak at an elevation of 832 feet.
The park is for day use during the Summer months only. The park offers picnic tables, a pool and showers, hiking, and a food concession. The Long Path
passes through the park.
State park
State parks are parks or other protected areas managed at the federated state level within those nations which use "state" as a political subdivision. State parks are typically established by a state to preserve a location on account of its natural beauty, historic interest, or recreational...
located on the northern edge of the Town of Clarkstown
Clarkstown, New York
Clarkstown is a town in Rockland County, New York, United States. The town is on the eastern border of the county, located north of the town of Orangetown; east of the town of Ramapo; South of the town of Haverstraw and west of the Hudson River. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total...
in Rockland County, New York
Rockland County, New York
Rockland County is a suburban county 15 miles to the northwest of Manhattan and part of the New York City Metropolitan Area, in the U.S. state of New York. It is the southernmost county in New York west of the Hudson River, and the smallest county in New York outside of New York City. The...
in the USA. It is named after High Tor Mountain, also known as Vogel Mountain, it's highest peak at an elevation of 832 feet.
The park is for day use during the Summer months only. The park offers picnic tables, a pool and showers, hiking, and a food concession. The Long Path
Long Path
The Long Path is a long-distance hiking trail beginning at the George Washington Bridge in Fort Lee, New Jersey and currently ending at Altamont, New York, in the Albany area...
passes through the park.
Facts
- High Tor (832 feet) and Little Tor (710 feet) are the highest peaks in not only the park, but in all of the Hudson Palisades.
- New York City can be seen from the summit of High Tor.
- High Tor was used as a signal point during the American Revolution for the colonists.
- High Tor was used as an air raid watch during World War IIWorld War IIWorld War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. Famous composer Kurt WeillKurt WeillKurt Julian Weill was a German-Jewish composer, active from the 1920s, and in his later years in the United States. He was a leading composer for the stage who was best known for his fruitful collaborations with Bertolt Brecht...
worked as an air raid warden there.
See also
- High TorHigh TorHigh Tor is a 1936 play by Maxwell Anderson. Twenty years after the original production, Anderson adapted it into a television musical with Arthur Schwartz.-Play:...
a play that focuses on the summit within the park - List of New York state parks