High Tor State Park - Facts

Facts

  • High Tor at 832 feet (254 m), and Little Tor at 710 feet (220 m), are the highest peaks in not only the park, but in all of the Hudson Palisades.
  • New York City can be seen from the summit of High Tor.
  • High Tor was used as a signal point during the American Revolution for the colonists.
  • High Tor was used as an air raid watch during World War II. Famous composer Kurt Weill worked as an air raid warden there.
  • High Tor's Vogel Peak stands close to the Sweet Swamp

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