Breakneck Ridge station

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.

Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Bull Hill and Breakneck Ridge.

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. Bull Hill is situated 1½ miles southeast of Breakneck Ridge station.

Breakneck Ridge

Peak

Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Breakneck Ridge is a mountain along the Hudson River between Beacon and Cold Spring, New York, straddling the boundary between Dutchess and Putnam counties.

Edward Payson Roe Memorial Park

Nature reserve

The Edward Payson Roe Memorial Park is a public park and hiking trail dedicated to American novelist Edward Payson Roe, located in Cornwall-on-Hudson, New York. Edward Payson Roe Memorial Park is situated 2 miles southwest of Breakneck Ridge station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cornwall-on-Hudson and Cold Spring.

Cornwall-on-Hudson

Village

Photo: Jon Platek, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Cornwall-on-Hudson is a riverfront village in the town of Cornwall, Orange County, New York, United States. It lies on the west bank of the Hudson River, approximately 50 miles north of New York City. Cornwall-on-Hudson is situated 2 miles west of Breakneck Ridge station.

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.

Nelsonville

Village

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. Nelsonville is situated 2½ miles southeast of Breakneck Ridge station.

Breakneck Ridge station

Type: Railway stop
Description: railway station
Categories: railway station, station, and transportation
Location: Dutchess County, Mid-Hudson and Catskills, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.44893° or 41° 26′ 56″ north

Longitude

-73.98171° or 73° 58′ 54″ west

Network

Metro-North Railroad

Open location code

87H8C2X9+H8

OpenStreetMap ID

node 4623070653

OpenStreetMap feature

public_transport=station

OpenStreetMap feature

railway=halt

Wikidata ID

Q1100216

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From French to Urdu—“Breakneck Ridge station” goes by many names.

French: “Breakneck Ridge”
French: “gare de Breakneck Ridge”
Japanese: “ブレイクネック・リッジ駅”
Urdu: “بریک نیک رج اسٹیشن”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Bannerman Castle and Sugarloaf Mountain.

Nearby Places

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