New Jersey Palisades

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The New Jersey Palisades are a line of steep basalt cliffs rising along the western bank of the Hudson River in northeastern New Jersey, noted for their dramatic scenery and protected parklands.

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New Jersey Palisades canonical 16
Hudson River Palisades 12
Hudson Palisades 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf basalt cliff formation
geological formation
natural landmark
adjacentTo Bergen County, New Jersey
Hudson County, New Jersey
contains Palisades Interstate Parkway (along the top of the cliffs)
hiking trails
scenic overlooks
wooded parkland
country United States
designatedAs National Natural Landmark
etymology name derived from resemblance to a palisade or fence of stakes
extendsFrom Jersey City, New Jersey
linked to: Jersey City
extendsTo near Nyack, New York (across the state line continuation)
faces Manhattan
New York City
formedBy intrusion of magma into sedimentary rocks
geologicalAge Early Jurassic
geologicalComposition basalt
hasProtectedArea Palisades Interstate Park
hasViewOf George Washington Bridge
length approximately 20 miles (about 32 kilometers)
locatedAlong western bank of the Hudson River
locatedIn New Jersey
northeastern New Jersey
locatedOnBankOf Hudson River
managedBy Palisades Interstate Park Commission
maximumHeight approximately 540 feet (about 165 meters)
near Alpine, New Jersey
Cliffside Park, New Jersey
Edgewater, New Jersey
Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Fort Lee, New Jersey
notedFor dramatic scenery
protected parklands
steep cliffs
overlooks Hudson River
Manhattan skyline
partOf Atlantic Coastal Plain physiographic province (edge)
Palisades Sill
protectedBy early 20th-century conservation efforts
threatenedHistoricallyBy quarrying and development
usedFor hiking
recreation
rock climbing (in limited, regulated areas)
sightseeing
USState New Jersey

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Riverside Park (Manhattan) hasView New Jersey Palisades
Fort Lee, New Jersey locatedOn Hudson River Palisades
linked to: New Jersey Palisades
US 9W overlooks Hudson River Palisades
linked to: New Jersey Palisades
Anthony’s Nose partOf Hudson River Palisades region
linked to: New Jersey Palisades
Union City, New Jersey locatedOn Hudson Palisades
linked to: New Jersey Palisades
North Bergen, New Jersey locatedOn New Jersey Palisades
Weehawken, New Jersey locatedOn New Jersey Palisades
Guttenberg, New Jersey locatedOnGeographicalFeature Hudson Palisades
linked to: New Jersey Palisades
The Heights (Jersey City) locatedOnTerrainFeature Hudson Palisades
subject linked to: The Heights
linked to: New Jersey Palisades
Palisades, New York adjacentTo Hudson River Palisades
linked to: New Jersey Palisades
Palisades Interstate Park Commission appliesToRegion Hudson River Palisades
linked to: New Jersey Palisades
Fort Lee Historic Park hasViewOf Hudson River Palisades
linked to: New Jersey Palisades
Palisades Park, New Jersey namedAfter New Jersey Palisades
Palisades Park, New Jersey locatedOnLandform New Jersey Palisades
Riverside Drive hasViewOf New Jersey Palisades
Rockefeller Lookout isAlong Hudson River Palisades
linked to: New Jersey Palisades
State Line Lookout hasViewOf Hudson River Palisades
linked to: New Jersey Palisades
Palisades Interstate Parkway adjacentTo Hudson River Palisades
linked to: New Jersey Palisades
Palisades Interstate Parkway namedAfter Hudson River Palisades
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Palisades region of Bergen County partOf Hudson River Palisades
linked to: New Jersey Palisades
Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey locatedOn New Jersey Palisades
Hamilton–Burr duel site locatedOn New Jersey Palisades
Sunset over the Palisades depicts New Jersey Palisades
Hamilton Park (Weehawken) locatedOn New Jersey Palisades
Palisades partOf Hudson River Palisades
linked to: New Jersey Palisades
Heather Garden hasViewOf New Jersey Palisades
Linden Terrace hasViewOf New Jersey Palisades
Cliffside Park, New Jersey locatedOn Hudson River Palisades
linked to: New Jersey Palisades
Cliffside Park, New Jersey locatedOnLandform New Jersey Palisades
West New York, New Jersey locatedOn New Jersey Palisades