Sugarloaf Mountain (Dutchess County, New York)

Sugarloaf Mountain is a 900-foot (270 m) peak located in the town of Fishkill near the Hudson River and Breakneck Ridge. One of several similarly named mountains in the U.S. state of New York,[2] it is part of the Hudson Highlands, located entirely within Hudson Highlands State Park.

Sugarloaf Mountain
Sugarloaf from the Breakneck Bypass Trail
Highest point
Elevation900 ft (270 m)[1]
Prominence300 ft (91 m)[1]
Parent peakBreakneck Ridge
Isolation0.7 mi (1.1 km)[1]
Coordinates41°27′30″N 73°58′30″W
Geography
Sugarloaf Mountain
Location of Sugarloaf Mountain within New York
Parent rangeHudson Highlands
Topo mapWest Point
Climbing
Easiest routeTrail
AccessPublic

It can be climbed via the Wilkinson Memorial Trail, which has its western trailhead a mile (1.6 km) from the summit on New York State Route 9D along the Hudson River, opposite the Breakneck Ridge station on Metro-North Railroad's Hudson Line. The trail climbs gently at first but then steeply as it approaches the summit plateau. At either end there are panoramic views over the river's Newburgh Bay, surrounding mountains and nearby communities.[3]

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