High Tor State Park
state park in Rockland County, New York, United States
High Tor State Park is a state park in Rockland County, New York, United States.[4] The park is located on the South Mountain.[5]
| High Tor State Park | |
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 View from atop High Tor Mountain with the Village of Haverstraw, the Hudson River, and Westchester County in the distance. | |
  Location of High Tor State Park within New York State  High Tor State Park (the United States) | |
| Type | State park |
| Location | 415 South Mountain Road New City, New York[1] |
| Nearest city | Haverstraw, New York |
| Coordinates | 41°11′16″N 73°59′20″W / 41.1877°N 73.989°W |
| Area | 691 acres (2.80 km2)[2] |
| Created | 1943 |
| Operated by | |
| Visitors | 21,524 (in 2014)[3] |
| Website | High Tor State Park |
Park description
changeHigh Tor State Park is used during the summer months. It has picnic tables, a pool, hiking trails, and a spot to buy food.
History
changeHigh Tor Play
changeIn 1937, playwright Maxwell Anderson wrote High Tor about a man who saves his crag from a crushing company. The play laster inspired the 1956 movie, High Tor.
High Tor Vineyards
change78 acres of the original land was owned by Everett Crosby, a wine-maker. Crosby used this land to operate High Tor Vineyards, a prominent East Coast winery. The vineyard was later purchased by The Scenic Hudson Land Trust. The land was then added to the state park.
References
change- ↑ "High Tor State Park - Getting There". NYS Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
- ↑ "Section O: Environmental Conservation and Recreation, Table O-9". 2014 New York State Statistical Yearbook (PDF). The Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government. 2014. p. 672. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 16, 2015. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
- ↑ "State Park Annual Attendance Figures by Facility: Beginning 2003". Data.ny.gov. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
- ↑ "High Tor State Park". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
- ↑ Green, Stella; Zimmerman, H. Neil (2008). "The Tors, High and Low". Explorer's Guide 50 Hikes in the Lower Hudson Valley: Hikes and Walks from Westchester County to Albany (2nd ed.). The Countryman Press. pp. 107–110. Retrieved November 3, 2015.