Sugarloaf Hill (Putnam County, New York)

This article is about the hill near Garrison. For the mountain near Breakneck Ridge, see Sugarloaf Mountain (Dutchess County, New York).
Sugarloaf Hill
Looking north towards Sugarloaf Hill
from the Bear Mountain Bridge
Highest point
Elevation785[1] ft (239 m)
Coordinates41°21′39″N 73°56′47″W / 41.36083°N 73.94639°W / 41.36083; -73.94639
Geography
Map
LocationPhilipstown, New York, U.S.
Parent rangeHudson Highlands
Topo mapUSGS Peekskill
Climbing
Easiest routehiking trail

Sugarloaf Hill is a 785 ft (239 m) peak along the Hudson River in Putnam County, New York, part of the Hudson Highlands. It was named by the Dutch for its resemblance in outline to a sugarloaf when sailing up the river towards it.[2]

  1. ^ Dictionary of Altitudes in the United States, Fourth Edition, Henry Gannett, Washington Government Printing Office (1908), p. 742
  2. ^ Lossing, Benson J. "Chapter XIV". From the Wilderness to the Sea. New York: Virtue & Yorston. Retrieved 2007-04-21.