Palisades

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Palisades is a line of steep, dramatic basalt cliffs rising along the western bank of the lower Hudson River in New York and New Jersey.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf basalt cliff formation ⓘ
geological formation ⓘ
natural landmark ⓘ
composedOf basalt ⓘ
currentThreats development pressure ⓘ
erosion ⓘ
extendsThrough Bergen County, New Jersey ⓘ
Rockland County, New York ⓘ
linked to: Rockland County
faces Manhattan ⓘ
The Bronx ⓘ
Upper Manhattan ⓘ
formedBy intrusion of magma into sedimentary rocks ⓘ
geologicalProvince Newark Basin ⓘ
hasCliffHeightRange approximately 300 to 540 feet ⓘ
hasCliffOrientation roughly north–south ⓘ
hasConservationStatus protected landscape ⓘ
hasCulturalSignificance iconic natural backdrop of the lower Hudson Valley ⓘ
hasGeologicalAge Early Jurassic ⓘ
Late Triassic ⓘ
hasGeologicalType diabase sill ⓘ
hasNotableSection Palisades Interstate Park ⓘ
hasRockFormationProcess cooling and solidification of magma into basalt ⓘ
hasViewOf George Washington Bridge ⓘ
highestPointElevation approximately 540 feet ⓘ
knownFor dramatic scenery ⓘ
sheer rock faces ⓘ
steep cliffs ⓘ
locatedAlong western bank of the lower Hudson River ⓘ
locatedIn New Jersey ⓘ
New York ⓘ
United States ⓘ
locatedOnBankOf Hudson River ⓘ
near Cliffside Park, New Jersey ⓘ
Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey ⓘ
Fort Lee, New Jersey ⓘ
Nyack, New York ⓘ
overlooks Hudson River ⓘ
partOf New York–New Jersey Highlands ⓘ
linked to: Ramapo Mountains
protectedBy Palisades Interstate Park Commission ⓘ
stretchesFrom Jersey City area ⓘ
linked to: Jersey City
stretchesTo Nyack area ⓘ
subjectOf conservation movement in early 20th century ⓘ
threatenedBy historic quarrying activities ⓘ
usedFor hiking ⓘ
recreation ⓘ
scenic overlooks ⓘ
visibleFrom Hudson River ⓘ
New York City ⓘ

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Referenced by (56)

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Croton Point → hasViewOf → Palisades ⓘ
Croton Point Park → hasViewOf → Palisades ⓘ
Hudson River Museum → hasView → Palisades ⓘ
Palisades Interstate Parkway → namedAfter → Palisades cliffs ⓘ
linked to: Palisades
Inwood Hill Park → hasViewOf → Palisades ⓘ
Mills family → propertyType → Hudson River estates ⓘ
linked to: Palisades
Yonkers Waterfront → hasViewOf → Palisades ⓘ
Kykuit → hasView → Palisades ⓘ
subject linked to: Kykuit estate
Hudson Waterfront → borderedBy → Palisades Cliffs ⓘ
linked to: Palisades
Palisades Interstate Park Commission → appliesToRegion → Palisades region ⓘ
linked to: Palisades
Temple of Love → hasView → Palisades ⓘ
Glenview Mansion → hasView → Palisades ⓘ
Nyack Beach State Park → hasViewOf → Palisades cliffs ⓘ
linked to: Palisades
Rockefeller Lookout → locatedOn → Palisades cliffs ⓘ
linked to: Palisades
State Line Lookout → locatedAlong → Palisades cliffs ⓘ
linked to: Palisades
Alpine Lookout → overlooks → Palisades Cliffs ⓘ
linked to: Palisades
Alpine Lookout → adjacentTo → Palisades cliffs ⓘ
linked to: Palisades
Morris-Jumel Mansion → overlooks → Palisades ⓘ
Spuyten Duyvil → overlooks → Palisades in New Jersey ⓘ
linked to: Palisades
Palisades Interstate Park → hasGeologicalFeature → Palisades Cliffs ⓘ
linked to: Palisades
Palisades Interstate Parkway → region → Palisades region ⓘ
linked to: Palisades
Englewood on the Palisades Charter School → namedAfter → Englewood on the Palisades ⓘ
linked to: Palisades
Weehawken Dueling Grounds → partOf → Palisades (New Jersey) ⓘ
linked to: Palisades
Rivertowns, Westchester County → hasViewOf → Palisades (New Jersey) ⓘ
linked to: Palisades
Long Path → routeThrough → Palisades ⓘ
Memorial Park (Dobbs Ferry, New York) → hasView → Palisades (New Jersey) ⓘ
subject linked to: Memorial Park
linked to: Palisades
Waterfront Park (Dobbs Ferry) → hasViewOf → Palisades (New Jersey) ⓘ
subject linked to: Waterfront Park
linked to: Palisades
West New York, New Jersey → elevationFeature → Palisades cliffs ⓘ
linked to: Palisades
Riverview-Fisk Park overlook → elevationRelativeTo → Palisades cliffs ⓘ
linked to: Palisades
Rockland County river villages → hasViewOf → Palisades cliffs ⓘ
linked to: Palisades
Yonkers Pier → hasView → Palisades (New York and New Jersey) ⓘ
linked to: Palisades
West New York waterfront → near → Palisades Cliffs ⓘ
linked to: Palisades
Orangetown → contains → Palisades ⓘ
Orangetown → hasHistoricSite → Palisades ⓘ
Snedens Landing → hasGeographicalFeature → Palisades cliffs ⓘ
linked to: Palisades
Palisades Sill → forms → Palisades cliffs ⓘ
linked to: Palisades
Mount Wallace → partOf → Palisades region ⓘ
linked to: Palisades
Hazard Beach → hasNearbyFeature → Palisades cliffs ⓘ
linked to: Palisades
Henry Hudson Drive → followsFeature → Palisades cliffs ⓘ
linked to: Palisades
Rockland County, New York shoreline → adjacentTo → Palisades Cliffs ⓘ
linked to: Palisades
Rockland County, New York shoreline → partOf → Palisades region ⓘ
linked to: Palisades
Greenbrook Sanctuary → locatedIn → Palisades region ⓘ
linked to: Palisades
Hook Mountain State Park → partOf → Palisades region ⓘ
linked to: Palisades
Blauvelt State Park → locatedOn → Palisades ⓘ
Buttermilk Falls County Park (cooperatively managed area) → locatedIn → Palisades region ⓘ
linked to: Palisades