Breakneck Ridge
Breakneck Ridge is a mountain along the Hudson River between Beacon and Cold Spring, New York, straddling the boundary between Dutchess and Putnam counties.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,112 feet
- Description: mountain in the United States
- Also known as: “Breakneck Mountain” and “Turk’s Face Mountain”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Bull Hill and Breakneck Ridge station.
Bull Hill
Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bull Hill, also known as Mount Taurus, is a mountain north of the village of Cold Spring on the Hudson River in Putnam County in the State of New York.
Breakneck Ridge station
Railway stop
Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Breakneck Ridge station is a temporarily closed rail station on the Metro-North Railroad Hudson Line, serving campers and hikers traveling to and from Breakneck Ridge, in Fishkill, New York. Trains stop at the station on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays only.
Beacon Reservoir
Reservoir
Photo: W7KyzmJt, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Beacon Reservoir supplies water to the city of Beacon, in Dutchess County, New York, United States. It is located at 1,285 feet above sea level in a hollow between Beacon Mountain and Scofield Ridge, in the neighboring Town of Fishkill, very close to the Putnam County line.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include North Highlands and Nelsonville.
North Highlands
Hamlet
North Highlands is a hamlet in Putnam County, New York which consists of the northernmost portions of Philipstown in the Hudson Highlands. Like the adjacent village of Nelsonville, it shares a ZIP Code and school district with nearby Cold Spring.
Nelsonville
Hamlet
Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nelsonville is a village located in the town of Philipstown in Putnam County, New York, United States. The population was 624 at the time of the 2020 census.
Cold Spring
Photo: DanTD, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cold Spring is a village in Putnam County in the state of New York in the United States of America. Its location in the scenic Hudson Highlands and proximity to a commuter railroad makes it a popular weekend escape from New York City.
Breakneck Ridge
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Putnam County, Mid-Hudson and Catskills, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.45943° or 41° 27′ 34″ northLongitude
-73.95894° or 73° 57′ 32″ westElevation
1,112 feet (339 metres)Open location code
87H8F25R+QCOpenStreetMap ID
node 926496027OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Ladin—“Breakneck Ridge” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Breakneck Ridge (tagaytay sa Estados Unidos, New York)”
- Cebuano: “Breakneck Ridge”
- Dutch: “Breakneck Ridge”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل برياكنيك ريدج”
- Hebrew: “רכס ברייקנק”
- Ladin: “Breakneck Ridge”
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Localities in the Area
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Breakneck Ridge”. Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.