Anthony's Nose is a peak in the

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along the east bank of the

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in the hamlet of Cortlandt Manor, New York. It lies at the extreme northwest end of

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, and serves as the east anchor of the

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Topography

Anthony's Nose, together with Dunderberg Mountain, comprises the South Gate of the

. It forms a ridge running northeast and southwest, being separated from Canada Hill to the northeast by Copper Mine Brook and the "South Mountain Pass", and being bordered on the southwest by the Hudson. The Hudson makes a turn around the southwestern tip, so that the northwestern side also slopes down to salt marshes along the river. On the southeastern side are Mine Mountain and, across Broccy Creek, Manitou Mountain. Most of this land is part of Camp Smith, a New York National Guard reservation.

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US 6/ 202 crosses the Hudson on the

to the western tip of the mountain, where it meets NY 9D. 9D runs northeast along the northwestern flank of the mountain to

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, while 202/6 runs southeast, hugging the cliffs, towards Peekskill. The main line of the

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, now Metro-North's Hudson Line, runs along the mountain and passes under the western tip and the Bear Mountain Bridge through a tunnel bearing the peak's name.

History

The peak has been known as Anthony's Nose since at least 1697, when the name appears on a grant patent for the Highland Patent, also known as the Philipse Patent for its original owner,

Frederick Philipse Frederick Philipse (born Frederick Flypsen;Appleton, W.S. ''The Heraldic Journal, Recording the Amorial Bearings and Genealogies of American Families'', Wiggen & Lunt, Boston, 1867 1626 in Bolsward, Netherlands – December 23, 1702), first Lord ...

, the first Lord of Philipse Manor.

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's '' Knickerbocker's History of New York'', a parody, attributes the name to one Anthony Van Corlaer, a trumpeter of New Amsterdam, Irving, Washington (1809) '' Knickerbocker's History of New York'', Book VI, Chapter IV modeled at least in part on the real Dutch colonial Arent van Corlaer (1619–1667). Another traditions names Anthony de Hooges (1620–1655), a deacon of the Dutch Reformed Church and early settler of Rensselaerswyck, for his prominent nose. One of the

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s was stretched from Fort Montgomery above

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to the foot of the mountain. The

was later constructed along approximately that alignment. An airway beacon was once located on the summit.

Geology

The mountain is composed of Canada Hill

granite Granite ( ) is a coarse-grained (phanerite, phaneritic) intrusive rock, intrusive igneous rock composed mostly of quartz, alkali feldspar, and plagioclase. It forms from magma with a high content of silica and alkali metal oxides that slowly coo ...

. Large

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crystals have been collected from the railroad cut along the base.

Trails

The

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crosses the Bear Mountain Bridge and follows NY Rt. 9D for a short distance before turning east and climbing the side of the mountain. It skirts the summit ridge, descends into the clove between Anthony's Nose and Mine Mountain, and from there into South Mountain Pass. The blue-blazed Camp Smith Trail leaves the AT southwestward just above the descent to 9D, and runs along the ridge to reach the summit. From there, it runs along the border of Camp Smith to reach parking along U.S. Rt. 202/U.S. Rt. 6 on the south side of Manitou Mountain.

References

External links

* {{Mountains of New York, state=collapsed Hudson Highlands U.S. Route 6 Mountains of Westchester County, New York Mountains of New York (state)