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  1. parks.ny.gov › regions › palisadesPalisades Region - New York State Parks

    Palisades Region. On the west side of the Hudson River, the Palisades region is rich in history, diverse habitat, and jaw-dropping views. Visitors to the beloved Bear Mountain State Park enjoy panoramic vistas from Perkins Memorial Tower, go boating, visit the zoo, fish, swim, hike, bike, ice skate, ride the merry-go-round, stay at the Bear Mountain Inn or simply enjoy the many trails or ...

  2. www.britannica.com › place › The-PalisadesThe Palisades | New Jersey, Map, & Facts | Britannica

    The Palisades, basalt bluffs 200–540 feet (60–165 meters) high along the west side of the Hudson River, southeastern New York and northeastern New Jersey, U.S. Rising vertically from near the water’s edge, they are characterized by uplifts, faults, and columnar structure developed by slow cooling of molten material near the end of the Triassic Period (252 to 201 million years ago). The ...

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  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › The_Palisades_(Hudson_River)The Palisades (Hudson River) - Wikipedia

    The Palisades. The Palisades, also called the New Jersey Palisades or the Hudson River Palisades, are a line of steep cliffs along the west side of the lower Hudson River in Northeastern New Jersey and Southeastern New York in the United States. The cliffs stretch north from Jersey City about 20 miles (32 km) to near Nyack, New York, and are ...

  4. www.palisadeshistory.org › post › how-the-palisadesHow the Palisades were Made

    Oct 15, 2020 · It was this long collision between the future continents of North America and Africa that made the Palisades, which are the oldest lands in Washington DC. The word “palisades” means a line of steep cliffs especially along waterways like a river or an ocean. The original name of our neighborhood, “The Palisades of the Potomac” represents ...

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  5. www.nationalgeographic.com › travel › articleExplore 200 million years of history at the Palisades, in the ...

    Jul 20, 2023 · The Palisades form a dramatic backdrop along the Hudson River in New Jersey. Roughly 200 million years old, the cliffs record deep geological time within a bucolic park with trails and wildlife ...

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  6. nystateparks.blog › 2019/10/08 › get-out-and-exploreThe Palisades Region - New York State Parks and Historic ...

    Oct 8, 2019 · Bear Mountain State Park, Palisades Parkway or Route 9W North, Bear Mountain, (845) 786-2701: Take in the view of four states and even glimpse the Manhattan skyline from the Perkins Memorial Tower atop 1,289-foot Bear Mountain. Take the completely rebuilt Appalachian Trail, which features about 1,000 stone steps along a steep granite face.

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  8. www.hobokengirl.com › palisades-interstate-parkAll About Palisades Interstate Park: History + What to See

    Mar 17, 2023 · Beginning just north of Fort Lee, the Palisades hug the river’s edge from Hudson County into Bergen County and, on the East side of the river, through Rockland County, New York. 200 million years ago, during the Triassic period, molten diabase cooled to become the column-like rock structures we see today all throughout our region. The vertical presentation of the massive cliff face is why ...

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