Black Rock Forest
Black Rock Forest is a 3,920-acre forest and biological field station maintained by Black Rock Forest Consortium. It is located in the western Hudson Highlands region of the U.S. state of New York, in Orange County, mostly in the town of Cornwall, with the southern fringe overlapping into the neighboring town of Highlands.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Forest
- Description: nature preserve in the Hudson highlands of Orange County New York
- Also known as: “Harvard Black Rock Forest”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Amelia Barr House.
Amelia Barr House
House
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The Amelia Barr House, also known as Cherry Croft, is located on Mountain Road in Cornwall on Hudson, a village in Orange County, New York, United States. Amelia Barr House is situated 2 miles north of Black Rock Forest.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cornwall and Firthcliffe.
Cornwall
Town
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Cornwall is a town in Orange County, New York, United States, approximately 50 miles north of New York City on the western shore of the Hudson River. As of the 2020 census, the population was at 12,884. Cornwall is situated 2½ miles north of Black Rock Forest.
Firthcliffe
Locality
Firthcliffe is a hamlet in Orange County, New York United States. The population was 5,022 at the 2020 Census. It is part of the Kiryas Joel–Poughkeepsie–Newburgh, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as the larger New York–Newark–Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area. Firthcliffe is situated 2½ miles north of Black Rock Forest.
Mountainville
Hamlet
Mountainville is a hamlet in the western section of the town of Cornwall, in Orange County, New York, United States. It is mostly wooded, lightly populated area, located in the narrow valley of Woodbury and Moodna creeks between Schunemunk Mountain and the Hudson Highlands. Mountainville is situated 3 miles west of Black Rock Forest.
Black Rock Forest
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Egyptian Arabic—“Black Rock Forest” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Black Rock Forest”
- Egyptian Arabic: “بلاك روك فورست”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Highlands and Orrs Mill.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Arthurs Pond and Tamarack Pond.
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