Beacon Mountain, Hudson Highlands State Park

Name: Beacon Mountain
Address: Hudson Highlands State Park, United States

#1 among attractions in Hudson Highlands State Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Top attraction, Mountain

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Beacon Mountain, Hudson Highlands State Park

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Beacon Mountain, locally Mount Beacon, is the highest peak of Hudson Highlands, located south of City of Beacon, New York, in the Town of Fishkill. Its two summits rise above the Hudson River behind the city and can easily be seen from Newburgh across the river and many other places in the region. The more accessible northern peak, at 1,516 feet above sea level, has a complex of radio antennas on its summit; the 1,595 feet southern summit has a fire lookout tower, which was built in 1931. ()

Coordinates: 41°28'53"N, 73°56'39"W

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Beacon Mountain – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Dia Beacon, Dutchess Stadium, Pollepel Island, St. Joachim and St. John the Evangelist's Church.

2.4 miNW
Massive museum with modern art
Dia Beacon, Beacon
61 min walk • Dia Beacon is the museum for the Dia Art Foundation's collection of art from the 1960s to the present and is one of the 11 locations and sites they manage. The museum, which opened in 2003, is situated on the banks of the Hudson River in Beacon, New York.
3.3 miN
Arenas and stadiums, Sport venue, Sport
Dutchess Stadium, Wappingers Falls
85 min walk • Dutchess Stadium is a baseball park in Wappingers Falls, New York. Opened in 1994, it holds 4,500 people. It is located on New York State Route 9D. Visible from the stadium is Fishkill Correctional Facility as well as Interstate 84. Construction of the stadium began in January 1994 and it was ready for Opening Day in June 1994.
2.9 miSW
Island
Pollepel Island
75 min walk • Pollepel Island, also known as Bannerman Island, is a small, rocky island located in the Hudson River in New York. The island is home to the ruins of Bannerman Castle, a Scottish-style castle that was built in the early 1900s by businessman Francis Bannerman VI.
2.5 miNW
Church
St. Joachim and St. John the Evangelist's Church, Beacon
64 min walk • The Church of St. Joachim and St. John the Evangelist is a Roman Catholic parish church under the authority of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, located in Beacon, Dutchess County, New York. It was established after a parish mergers of the Church of St. Joachim, and St. John the Evangelist.
2.9 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Bull Hill, Hudson Highlands State Park
75 min walk • Bull Hill, also known as Mount Taurus, is a mountain north of the village of Cold Spring on the Hudson River in Putnam County in the State of New York. It is part of the river-straddling range known as the Hudson Highlands.
2.5 miNW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Reformed Church of Beacon, Beacon
65 min walk • The Reformed Church of Beacon, originally the Reformed Dutch Church of Fishkill Landing, is a historic and architecturally-significant church in Beacon, New York.
2.3 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Sugarloaf Mountain, Hudson Highlands State Park
58 min walk • Sugarloaf Mountain is a 900-foot 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, it is part of the Hudson Highlands, located entirely within Hudson Highlands State Park.
1.5 miNW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Beacon
38 min walk • St. Luke's Episcopal Church is located in Beacon, New York, United States. The church complex of four buildings and a cemetery takes up a 12-acre parcel between Wolcott, Rector, Phillips and Union Streets. It was founded in 1832 as a religious school that soon became St. Anna's Church of Fishkill Landing.
2.4 miNW
Church
Trinity Methodist Church, Beacon
61 min walk • The Springfield Baptist Church, formerly Trinity Methodist Church, is a historic church in Beacon in Dutchess County, New York. It was originally constructed about 1849 as the Associate Presbyterian Church. It was expanded and improved in 1864, 1887, 1891, and 1895. The church consists of a large nave with a steeply pitched gable roof.
1.8 miNW
Concert hall, Library
Howland Cultural Center, Beacon
45 min walk • The Howland Cultural Center, formerly known as Howland Library, is located on Main Street in Beacon, New York, United States. It is an ornate brick building designed by Richard Morris Hunt in the 1870s.
2.5 miNW
41°30'30"N • 73°58'33"W
Hudson Beach Glass, Beacon
63 min walk • Museum, Art gallery, Shopping

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Beacon Mountain?

Nearby attractions include Mt. Beacon Fire Observation Tower, Cold Spring (1 min walk), Beacon Reservoir, Hudson Highlands State Park (9 min walk).