Palisades (Hudson River)

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The Palisades along the Hudson River are a dramatic line of steep basalt cliffs rising sharply from the river’s western shore in New Jersey and New York, noted for their scenic and geological significance.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf basalt cliff formation
geological formation
adjacentTo Palisades Interstate Parkway
composedOf basalt
diabase
contains Alpine Lookout
Greenbrook Sanctuary
Palisades Interstate Park
State Line Lookout
erosionExposedBy Hudson River and glacial activity
extendsFrom Jersey City, New Jersey
linked to: Jersey City
extendsTo Nyack, New York
faces Bronx
linked to: The Bronx

Manhattan
formedAs igneous intrusion
formedBy cooling and solidification of magma
geologicalAge Early Jurassic
Late Triassic
influenced early American conservation movement
locatedIn New Jersey
New York
United States
locatedOn west bank of the Hudson River
maximumHeight about 168 meters
about 550 feet
nameOrigin resemblance to a palisade of stakes or posts
near George Washington Bridge
Tappan Zee (Tappan Zee Bridge area)
notedFor geological significance
scenic beauty
steep vertical cliffs
overlooks Hudson River
parallelTo Palisades Interstate Parkway
U.S. Route 9W
partOf Central Atlantic Magmatic Province
Newark Basin igneous province
Palisades Sill
protectedBy Palisades Interstate Park Commission
recognizedAs National Natural Landmark
runsThrough Bergen County, New Jersey
Rockland County, New York
linked to: Rockland County
subjectOf 19th-century landscape paintings
Hudson River School art
linked to: Hudson River School
usedFor birdwatching
hiking
rock climbing
scenic driving

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Croton Landing hasViewOf Palisades (Hudson River)
Wave Hill hasView Palisades across the Hudson River
linked to: Palisades (Hudson River)
Sunset over the Palisades mainSubject Palisades along the Hudson River
linked to: Palisades (Hudson River)
New Jersey Route 9W adjacentTo Palisades along the Hudson River
linked to: Palisades (Hudson River)
Route 495 (New Jersey) crosses Hudson Palisades
subject linked to: Route 495
linked to: Palisades (Hudson River)
Long Path hasSection Hudson River Palisades section
linked to: Palisades (Hudson River)
West Hoboken, New Jersey locatedOn Hudson Palisades
linked to: Palisades (Hudson River)
Louis Engel Waterfront Park hasView Palisades (across Hudson River)
linked to: Palisades (Hudson River)
Bergen Hill elevationFeature Hudson Palisades
subject linked to: Bergen Hill area of Jersey City
linked to: Palisades (Hudson River)
Palisade Avenue followsFeature Hudson Palisades
linked to: Palisades (Hudson River)
New Jersey Route 139 crosses Hudson Palisades
linked to: Palisades (Hudson River)
Hook Mountain State Park locatedOn west bank of the Hudson River
linked to: Palisades (Hudson River)
Riverdale waterfront hasView Palisades across the Hudson River
linked to: Palisades (Hudson River)
Boulevard East followsAlong Hudson Palisades
linked to: Palisades (Hudson River)