Palisades

The Palisades are cliffs in & . They rise on the western banks of the Hudson River. They range from 300 to 500 feet. There are parks, camp sites, look outs and hiking trails on the Palisades north of the George Washington Bridge.
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  • Type: Cliff with an elevation of 528 feet
  • Description: steep cliffs along the west side of the lower Hudson River
  • Also known as: “Hudson River Palisades”, “Palisade”, “Palisades (riu Hudson)”, “The Palisades”, “The Palisades (riu Hudson)”, “ザ・パリセード”, “ニュージャージー州パリセーズ”, “帕利塞茲峭壁”, “帕里塞茲峭壁”, “新澤西斷崖”, and “紐澤西懸崖”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Glenwood station and Alpine Community Church (Alpine, New Jersey).

Railway station
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is a commuter rail stop on the…

Church
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Railway station
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is a Metro-North Railroad and Amtrak…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Yonkers and Alpine.

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is a city of 211,569 people in .

Village
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is a borough in , in the U.S…

Village
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is a borough in , in the U.S. state of . is situated 2½ miles west of Palisades.

Palisades

Latitude
40.9501° or 40° 57′ 0″ north
Longitude
-73.9204° or 73° 55′ 14″ west
Elevation
528 feet (161 metres)
Open location code
87G8X32H+2R
Open­Street­Map ID
node 357735913
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cliff
Geo­Names ID
5102373
Wiki­data ID
Q3338968
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Spanish—“Palisades” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “The Palisades”
  • Cebuano: “The Palisades”
  • Chinese: “哈德遜峭壁”
  • Estonian: “Palisaadid”
  • French: “New Jersey Palisades”
  • German: “The Palisades”
  • Hebrew: “הפאליסיידס של נהר ההדסון”
  • Indonesian: “The Palisades (Sungai Hudson)”
  • Indonesian: “The Palisades”
  • Italian: “The Palisades”
  • Japanese: “ザ・パリセーズ (ハドソン川)”
  • Japanese: “パリセイズ”
  • Persian: “پالیسیدز”
  • Slovenian: “The Palisades”
  • Spanish: “Palisades (río Hudson)”
  • Spanish: “Palisades”

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