- Elevation, modelled
- 4 m
- Tallest summit within 20.8 miles
- High Mountain268 m · 15.6 mi
- Nearest byway
- Palisades Scenic Byway3.4 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:32local time
- Coordinates
- 40.8091, -73.9907
Palisades is a cliff in New Jersey, at a modelled 4 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Zalewski Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 3.4 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.8 miles of Palisades. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Mountain | NW 316° | 268 m | 15.6 mi |
| Beech Mountain | NW 315° | 260 m | 16.7 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | NW 315° | 230 m | 15.3 mi |
| Campgaw Mountain | NNW 327° | 224 m | 20.2 mi |
| LeGrande Hill | NW 318° | 219 m | 20.7 mi |
| Mount Nebo | NNE 11° | 208 m | 16.9 mi |
| Poacher Peak | NW 314° | 185 m | 17.1 mi |
| Moon Hill | NW 314° | 180 m | 16.8 mi |
- 3.4 mi off the Palisades Scenic BywayNational
- 6.3 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 22.8 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Zalewski Park: 0.4 mi
- North Hudson Park: 0.6 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park of Fairview: 0.7 mi
- Memorial Park: 0.8 mi
- Honor Park: 0.9 mi
Historic sites
- James J. Braddock Statue: 0.8 mi
- Jacobo Villano Pardo: 1.1 mi
- Carrere Memorial: 1.1 mi
- Firemen's Memorial: 1.2 mi
- Franz Sigel Memorial: 1.2 mi
Museums
Artworks
- Samuel J. Tilden Statue: 1.2 mi
- Joan of Arc Memorial: 1.3 mi
- Straus Monument: 1.3 mi
- J. Pulitzer: 1.4 mi
- Thomas Jefferson: 1.4 mi
Gardens
- Lotus Garden: 1.4 mi
- Pollinator Meadow: 1.4 mi
- 113th St Playgarden: 1.5 mi
- Pulpit Green: 1.5 mi
- Rose Garden: 1.6 mi
Peaks
- Great Hill: 1.9 mi
- Summit Rock: 2.1 mi
- Vista Rock: 2.3 mi
- Mount Morris: 2.5 mi
- Kings Bluff: 3.4 mi
Attractions
- Glen Span Arch: 1.9 mi
- Huddlestone Arch: 2.0 mi
- Taste Harlem Tour: 2.4 mi
- Original brown stone houses: 2.5 mi
- Bow Bridge: 2.5 mi
Nature reserves
- Hackensack Meadowlands Conservation and Wildlife Area: 2.6 mi
- Hallett Nature Sanctuary: 3.1 mi
- Cabrini Woods Nature Sanctuary: 4.4 mi
- Lehrer Tract: 4.7 mi
- WNYC Transmitter Park: 5.7 mi
Beaches
- Hazard Beach: 3.5 mi
- Hallet’s Cove: 4.0 mi
- Maxwell Place Beach: 4.5 mi
- Gansevoort Peninsula Sand Bluff: 4.9 mi
- Dyckman Street Beach: 5.2 mi
Cliffs: 45
- Coogan's Bluff: 3.2 mi
- Palisades: 3.2 mi
- Palisades: 5.3 mi
- Palisades: 6.2 mi
- The Palisades: 10.4 mi
Picnic sites: 42
- Picnic Area on Marcus Garvey Pool Deck: 2.5 mi
- The Backyard: 4.3 mi
- Street Seats: 4.6 mi
- Pier 3 Greenway Terrace: 7.7 mi
- Pier 5 Uplands Seating Area: 7.9 mi
Waterfalls: 15
- The Loch: 1.9 mi
- The Falls: 9.6 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 10.1 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 10.2 mi
- Binnen Falls: 10.3 mi
Lighthouses: 5
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 6.1 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 14.1 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 14.2 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 24.0 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 24.0 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 2.3 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 10.1 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 22.5 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 22.5 mi
Springs: 2
- Tulip Springs: 16.2 mi
- Boiling Spring: 24.8 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Feltville Historic District: 22.5 mi
- Barber: 23.8 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).
Day trips start here
- Manhattan · 2 mi
- Manhattan/Central Park · 2 mi
- Manhattan/Harlem and Upper Manhattan · 2 mi
- Manhattan/Upper West Side · 2 mi
- Fort Lee · 3 mi
- Manhattan/Upper East Side · 3 mi
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