Английская Википедия:High Tor State Park

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use mdy dates Шаблон:Infobox park High Tor State Park is a Шаблон:Convert state park[1] on the north edge of the Town of Clarkstown in Rockland County, New York, United States.[2] The park is located on South Mountain, which has two peaks, High Tor and Little Tor.[3] Its highest peak, High Tor, is Шаблон:Convert high.[4]

Park description

High Tor State Park is intended for day use during the summer months, and contains picnic tables, a pool and showers, hiking trails, and a food concession. The Long Path passes through the park.[5]

Файл:View from Bowline Pond Toward High Tor.jpg
An early photograph from across the Hudson River looking toward the Village of Haverstraw and the High Tor and Little Tor peaks.

The park contains two peaks: High Tor at Шаблон:Convert,[4] and Little Tor at Шаблон:Convert.[6] They are the highest peaks in not only the park, but in all of the Hudson Palisades.Шаблон:Citation needed The skylines of New York City, Jersey City and Newark are visible to hikers on both peaks.[7]

High Tor was used as a signal point during the American Revolution for the colonists,[7] and was used as an air raid watch during World War II. Famous composer Kurt Weill worked as an air raid warden there.Шаблон:Citation needed

See also

References

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External links

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  1. ↑ Ошибка цитирования Неверный тег <ref>; для сносок RIoG_ParkStats не указан текст
  2. ↑ Шаблон:Cite GNIS
  3. ↑ Шаблон:Cite book
  4. ↑ 4,0 4,1 Шаблон:Cite GNIS
  5. ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
  6. ↑ Шаблон:Cite GNIS
  7. ↑ 7,0 7,1 Шаблон:Cite web
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