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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”, “New Jersey Palisades”, and “The Palisades”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Glenwood station and Yonkers Public Library.

Railway station
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is a commuter rail stop on the Metro-North Railroad's Hudson Line, located in the Glenwood neighborhood of .

Library
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The in , consists of three branch libraries. The main branch is the 'Yonkers Riverfront Library' which overlooks the and New Jersey Palisades.

Railway station
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is a Metro-North Railroad and Amtrak railroad station located near in . It is served by Metro-North Hudson Line commuter rail service and five Amtrak intercity services.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Yonkers and Alpine.

Photo: Famartin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a city of 211,569 people in . The third most populous city in state, is a suburb of and borders the .

Village
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is a borough in , in the U.S. state of , approximately 15 miles north of . It is the easternmost town in New Jersey.

Village
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is a borough in , in the U.S. state of . As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 4,981, an increase of 100 from the 2010 census count of 4,881, which in turn reflected an increase of 36 from the 4,845 counted in the 2000 census. 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: “Palisades (riu Hudson)”
  • Catalan: “The Palisades (riu Hudson)”
  • Catalan: “The Palisades”
  • Cebuano: “The Palisades”
  • Chinese: “哈德遜峭壁”
  • Chinese: “帕利塞茲峭壁”
  • Chinese: “帕里塞茲峭壁”
  • Chinese: “新澤西斷崖”
  • Chinese: “紐澤西懸崖”
  • 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: “ザ・パリセード”
  • Japanese: “ニュージャージー州パリセーズ”
  • Japanese: “パリセイズ”
  • Slovenian: “Hudson River Palisades”
  • Slovenian: “New Jersey Palisades”
  • Slovenian: “Palisade”
  • Slovenian: “Palisades”
  • Slovenian: “The Palisades”
  • Spanish: “Palisades (río Hudson)”
  • Spanish: “Palisades”

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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 Wikivoyage page “Palisades”. Photo: Famartin, CC BY-SA 3.0.