Cliff · New Jersey
The Palisades
The Palisades is a cliff in New Jersey, at a recorded elevation of 112 m. Stag Hill/Houvenkopf Mountain stands 282 m to the northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Alpine picnic area, a picnic site 0.2 miles away. Palisades Scenic Byway runs past it.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 112 m
How to reach it
Coordinates40.95010, -73.92041
- On the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 4.3 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 14.1 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Cliff Dale Manor Ruins: 0.7 mi
- Alpine Stone Clock Tower: 1.3 mi
- Alfred B. DelBello: 1.4 mi
- Ice House: 1.6 mi
- Women's Federation Monument: 2.2 mi
Parks
- JFK Marina: 1.2 mi
- Trevor Park: 1.2 mi
- Alpine Lookout: 1.4 mi
- Larkin Plaza: 1.4 mi
- Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site: 1.5 mi
Attractions
- Trevor Park: 1.2 mi
- Stumpery: 1.9 mi
- Temple of Love: 2.0 mi
- Cherry Bowl: 2.0 mi
- Rock and Stream Garden: 2.0 mi
Museums
- Hudson River Museum: 1.3 mi
- African Art Museum at the SMA: 3.5 mi
- Hastings Historical Society: 3.5 mi
- Glyndor Gallery: 3.6 mi
- Museum of Bronx History: 5.5 mi
Cliffs
- Palisades: 1.3 mi
- Palisades: 4.2 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 8.2 mi
- Palisades: 10.4 mi
- Raven's Rock: 11.5 mi
Artworks
- Water Music: 1.3 mi
- Black Lives Matter: 1.7 mi
- Henry Hudson: 2.2 mi
- Armstrong inventor of FM radio: 2.2 mi
- The Light of the World: 3.2 mi
Beaches
- Huylers Beach: 1.8 mi
- Canoe Beach: 3.8 mi
- Undercliff Beach: 4.5 mi
- Bloomer Beach: 4.9 mi
- Spuyten Duyvil Beach: 5.1 mi
Gardens
- Walled Garden: 2.1 mi
- Pure Love Organic Farms: 4.1 mi
- PS24 Garden: 4.4 mi
- Bronxville Giving Garden: 4.8 mi
- Bruce Reynolds Garden: 5.5 mi
Nature reserves
- Westchester Lenoir Preserve: 2.6 mi
- Pulver's Woods: 3.5 mi
- Ravensdale Woods: 3.6 mi
- Sprain Ridge Park: 4.2 mi
- Beechwood Park: 4.6 mi
Peaks
- Bronx High Point: 3.7 mi
- Vault Hill: 3.9 mi
- Tetards Hill: 4.7 mi
- Spuyten Duyvil Hill: 4.9 mi
- Marble Hill: 5.1 mi
Picnic sites: 43
- Alpine picnic area: 0.2 mi
- Excelsior Picnic Area: 0.6 mi
- Area B: 9.3 mi
- Area C: 9.3 mi
- Picnic Area on Marcus Garvey Pool Deck: 10.1 mi
Waterfalls: 15
- The Falls: 6.0 mi
- The Loch: 10.9 mi
- Great Falls: 13.8 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 14.2 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 16.0 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Execution Rocks Light: 10.8 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 11.5 mi
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 16.5 mi
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 20.2 mi
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 20.2 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Cuties Island: 22.2 mi
- Monksville: 23.1 mi
- Doodletown: 24.5 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 10.4 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 15.5 mi
Springs: 1
- Tulip Springs: 23.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.6 miles of The Palisades. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stag Hill/Houvenkopf Mountain | NW 309° | 282 m | 17.1 mi |
| Matty Price Hill | WNW 301° | 279 m | 17.5 mi |
| High Mountain | W 276° | 268 m | 14.6 mi |
| Monroe Ridge | NW 304° | 262 m | 17.6 mi |
| Beech Mountain | W 278° | 260 m | 15.6 mi |
| Green Hill | NW 306° | 248 m | 17.2 mi |
| High Tor | N 352° | 244 m | 16.6 mi |
| Horse Stable Rock | NNW 327° | 242 m | 17.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| 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 | 18:18 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:47 | 16:31 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 34 | 41 | 51 | 61 | 70 | 75 | 74 | 67 | 55 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dobbs Ferry-ardsley, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/357735913
Day trips start here
- Yonkers · 3 mi
- Hastings-on-Hudson · 4 mi
- Haworth · 4 mi
- Bronxville · 5 mi
- Dobbs Ferry · 5 mi
- Englewood · 5 mi
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