| Stissing Mountain | |
|---|---|
  Stissing Mountain Location of Stissing Mountain within New York  Stissing Mountain Stissing Mountain (the United States) | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,388 feet (423 m)[1] |
| Coordinates | 41°57′23″N 73°41′33″W / 41.9564812°N 73.6926279°W[1] |
| Geography | |
| Location | SW of Pine Plains, Dutchess County, New York, U.S. |
| Topo map | USGS Pine Plains |
Stissing Mountain, with an elevation of 1,403 feet (428 meters), lies in northern Dutchess County, New York, where it rises about 1,000 feet (305 meters) above its local footings. The mountain is steepest on its eastern slopes, which average 40 percent (or 21.8 degrees). This eastern escarpment is about 3 miles (4.8 km) long. Around Stissing's eastern base are substantial amounts of talus blocks composed of gneiss.[2] A restored, 1933 fire tower is near the summit and open to the public (as of 2023) via hiking trails.
- ^ a b "Stissing Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
- ^ "Significant Habitats and Habitat Complexes of the New York Bight Watershed" 1997 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Southern New England-New York Bight Coastal Ecosystems Program, Charlestown, R.I.