Breakneck Ridge
Breakneck Ridge from across the Hudson
Elevation:	384 metres (1,260 feet)
Location:	New York–Hudson Valley
Range:	Hudson Highlands
Coordinates:	41°27′35″ N 73°57′32″ W
First ascent:	unknown
Easiest route:	trail

Breakneck Ridge is a mountain along the Hudson River between Beacon and Cold Spring, New York, along the boundary between Dutchess and Putnam counties. Its distinctive rocky cliffs are visible for a long distance when approached from the south, and together with Storm King Mountain on the opposite bank of the river forms Wey-Gat, or Wind Gate, the picturesque northern gateway to the Hudson Highlands. Download high resolution version (852x639, 132 KB)Breakneck Ridge, photographed by article creator on 2005-06-04 from NY 218 on Storm King, across the Hudson River Licensed for use in accordance with the GFDL. File links The following pages link to this file: Gallery of mountains Breakneck Ridge Categories... A topographical summit is a point on a surface which is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. ... State nickname: Empire State Other U.S. States Capital Albany Largest city New York City Governor George Pataki (R) Senators Charles Schumer (D) Hillary Rodham Clinton (D) Official languages None (English is de facto) Area 141,205 km² (27th)  - Land 122,409 km²  - Water 18,795 km² (13. ... The Hudson Valley refers to the canyon of the Hudson River and its adjacent communities in New York State, generally from northern Westchester County northward to the city of Albany. ... The most general definition of a mountain range is a group of mountains bordered by lowlands. ... Wind Gate, the northern entrance to the Hudson Highlands, as seen from Newburgh. ... This article is about longitude and latitude; see also UTM coordinate system Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically); large version (pdf) The geographic (earth-mapping) coordinate system expresses every horizontal position on Earth by two of the three coordinates of a spherical coordinate system which... In climbing, a first ascent (FA) is the first climb to reach the top of a mountain, or the first to follow a particular climbing route. ... Southern and northern Mount Everest climbing routes as seen from the International Space Station. ... View of the Hudson in the 1880s showing Jersey City The Hudson River, called Muh-he-kun-ne-tuk in Mahican, is a river running mainly through New York State but partly forming the boundary between the states of New York and New Jersey. ... Beacon is a city located in Dutchess County, New York. ... Cold Spring, or Cold Spring-on-Hudson, is a village located in the Town of Philipstown in Putnam County, New York. ... State nickname: Empire State Other U.S. States Capital Albany Largest city New York City Governor George Pataki (R) Senators Charles Schumer (D) Hillary Rodham Clinton (D) Official languages None (English is de facto) Area 141,205 km² (27th)  - Land 122,409 km²  - Water 18,795 km² (13. ... Location in the state of New York Formed 1683 Seat Poughkeepsie Area  - Total  - Water 2,138 km² (825 mi²) 62 km² (24 mi²) 2. ... Putnam County is a county located in the state of New York. ... Storm King Mountain is along the west bank of the Hudson River south of Cornwall-on-Hudson, New York. ... Wind Gate, the northern entrance to the Hudson Highlands, as seen from Newburgh. ...

It has several summits, the highest, some distance inland, reaching approximately 1,260 feet (384 m) above sea level. The southern face of the peak is remarkable for its striking cliffs, the result of quarrying in past years. Cliffs on the banks of the River Severn, near Bristol, England In geography, a cliff is a significant vertical, or near vertical, rock exposure. ... A small cinder quarry A dimension stone quarry A quarry is a type of open-pit mine from which rock or minerals are extracted. ...

Lying within Hudson Highlands State Park, it offers many stunning views of the river and region and is quite popular with hikers, to the point that a rail whistlestop has been established on the Metro North line which runs right by the base of the ridge along Route 9D. Hudson Highlands State Park is a state park in New York in the USA, located on the east shore of the Hudson River. ... Many beautiful natural scenes are only accessible if one is willing to hike to get to them. ... The Breakneck Ridge train station serves hikers and campers traveling to and from Breakneck Ridge, near Beacon, New York, via Metro_North Railroads Hudson Division line. ... Metro-North (officially MTA Metro-North Railroad) is a suburban commuter railroad running service from New York City to the northern suburbs in New York State and Connecticut. ...

Name

According to legend, Breakneck gets its name from the same wild bull as neighboring Bull Hill (also known as Mount Taurus), as the place where the bull finally fell to its death. Bull or bull has various meanings: A bull (meaning 1) The uncastrated male of cattle. ...

Until at least the early 20th century, the mountain was also known as St. Anthony's Face or Turk’s Face, after a facelike stone formation on the southern cliffs that was destroyed by quarrymen in 1901. (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999 in the... 1901 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...