- Elevation, modelled
- 116 m
- Tallest summit within 18.3 miles
- High Mountain268 m · 14.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- Palisades Scenic Bywayon it
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:32local time
- Coordinates
- 40.8915, -73.9416
Palisades is a cliff in New Jersey, at a modelled 116 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the west-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Undercliff Beach, a beach 0.3 miles away. Palisades Scenic Byway runs past it.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.3 miles of Palisades. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Mountain | WNW 292° | 268 m | 14.5 mi |
| Beech Mountain | WNW 293° | 260 m | 15.6 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | WNW 291° | 230 m | 14.4 mi |
| Campgaw Mountain | NW 310° | 224 m | 17.6 mi |
| Hook Mountain | N 4° | 214 m | 15.9 mi |
| Buttermilk Hill | NNE 24° | 211 m | 16.6 mi |
| Mount Nebo | N 4° | 208 m | 10.9 mi |
| Poacher Peak | WNW 292° | 185 m | 16.1 mi |
- On the Palisades Scenic BywayNational
- 3.9 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 17.1 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
Named places within 25 miles
Beaches
- Undercliff Beach: 0.3 mi
- Canoe Beach: 0.5 mi
- Bloomer Beach: 0.7 mi
- Spuyten Duyvil Beach: 1.3 mi
- Dyckman Street Beach: 1.6 mi
Parks
- Churchill Nature Preserve: 1.0 mi
- Riverdale Park: 1.2 mi
- Raoul Wallenberg Forest: 1.3 mi
- Riverdale Park: 1.3 mi
- Seton Park: 1.4 mi
Historic sites
- Dwight-Englewood Bulldog: 1.1 mi
- Quarter Bent Over: 1.1 mi
- Ruins of Seton Hospital: 1.3 mi
- Henry Hudson Monument: 1.4 mi
- Shorakkopoch Rock: 1.6 mi
Peaks
- Tetards Hill: 1.4 mi
- Inwood Hill: 1.5 mi
- Spuyten Duyvil Hill: 1.5 mi
- Long Hill: 1.9 mi
- Marble Hill: 1.9 mi
Artworks
- Obra1: 1.4 mi
- Columnade: 2.1 mi
- Coyote: 2.3 mi
- Sidewalk Flowers: 2.5 mi
- Roberto Clemente: 2.8 mi
Gardens
- PS24 Garden: 1.5 mi
- Pure Love Organic Farms: 1.6 mi
- Saint-Guilhem Cloister: 1.9 mi
- Cuxa Cloister: 1.9 mi
- Bonnefont Cloister: 1.9 mi
Museums
- Glyndor Gallery: 1.6 mi
- African Art Museum at the SMA: 1.7 mi
- The Met Cloisters: 1.9 mi
- Dyckman Farmhouse Museum: 1.9 mi
- Poe Cottage: 3.1 mi
Nature reserves
- Cabrini Woods Nature Sanctuary: 2.3 mi
- Hunt's Woods Park: 6.5 mi
- Westchester Lenoir Preserve: 6.6 mi
- Pugsley Creek Park: 7.1 mi
- Pulver's Woods: 7.5 mi
Attractions
- Tenafly Historic Railroad Station: 2.6 mi
- Parking: 3.2 mi
- Joker Stairs: 4.0 mi
- Birds of Prey: 4.2 mi
- Madagascar!: 4.2 mi
Cliffs
- Coogan's Bluff: 4.1 mi
- The Palisades: 4.2 mi
- Palisades: 5.5 mi
- Palisades: 6.2 mi
- Palisades: 9.4 mi
Picnic sites: 44
- Alpine picnic area: 4.1 mi
- Excelsior Picnic Area: 4.7 mi
- Picnic Area on Marcus Garvey Pool Deck: 6.0 mi
- The Backyard: 8.4 mi
- Area B: 9.1 mi
Waterfalls: 15
- The Falls: 5.3 mi
- The Loch: 6.7 mi
- Great Falls: 12.7 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 13.7 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 15.8 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Execution Rocks Light: 10.7 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 11.2 mi
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 12.3 mi
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 22.5 mi
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 22.5 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 6.6 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 12.9 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Cuties Island: 24.6 mi
- Monksville: 24.6 mi
Springs: 1
- Tulip Springs: 20.6 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:25 | 19:50 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:19 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:48 | 16:32 |
Local time (America/New_York).
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