Storm King State Park is a
state park
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in
Orange County
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[ The park is in the southeast part of the Town of Cornwall, next to the ]Hudson River
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. A central feature of the park is Storm King Mountain.
History
New York physician Ernest Stillman donated the park's initial to the Palisades Interstate Park Commission
The Palisades Interstate Park Commission (PIPC) was formed in 1900 by Governors Theodore Roosevelt of New York and Foster Voorhees of New Jersey in response to the quarrying operations along the Palisades Cliffs of New Jersey. The Palisades, a Na ...
in 1922, hoping to protect land surrounding the Storm King Highway
The Storm King Highway is a three-mile (4.8 km) segment of New York State Route 218 (NY 218) between Lee Road in the Town of Highlands at the south end and the Cornwall-on-Hudson village line in Orange County, New York, in the Unite ...
. The park has since grown to its current size through additional donations and purchases of land.[
The park was the focus of preservation efforts in the early 1960s after a proposal by ]Consolidated Edison
Consolidated Edison, Inc., commonly known as Con Edison (stylized as conEdison) or ConEd, is one of the largest investor-owned energy companies in the United States, with approximately $12 billion in annual revenues as of 2017, and over $62 b ...
to build a hydro-electric power plant on the property. The Scenic Hudson
Scenic Hudson is a non-profit environmental organization in New York that protects land, creates, and enhances parks, and advocates for environmentally responsible policies and development practices.
History
Scenic Hudson was founded as the Scen ...
Preservation Conference was formed by citizens opposed to the project, and the proposal was eventually dropped following a 17-year battle to preserve the park's natural state.West Point
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artillery range. After the fire was put out, the park remained closed to hikers for three years as remaining explosives were located and removed.[
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Description
Storm King State Park is undeveloped except for limited parking and trails. The park offers hiking and seasonal deer hunting.[ Several named trails are included within the park, which features Storm King Mountain as a central feature.][
The park's forests are part of the ]Northeastern coastal forests
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ecoregion
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.
See also
* List of New York state parks
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References
External links
New York State Parks: Storm King State Park
New York-New Jersey Trail Conference: Storm King State Park
Palisades Interstate Park system
Cornwall, New York
Highlands, New York
U.S. Route 9W
Protected areas of the Hudson Highlands
Parks in Orange County, New York
State parks of New York (state)
1922 establishments in New York (state)
Protected areas established in 1922
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