Bear Mountain State Park
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Bear Mountain State Park
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 Autumn mood in Bear Mountain State Park, in the background the piers of the Bear Mountain Bridge. |
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| location | Orange County (New York) , Rockland County , New York (State) , United States | |
| surface | 20.51 | |
| Geographical location | 41 ° 18 ′ N , 74 ° 0 ′ W | |
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| Setup date | 1913 | |
| administration | New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation | |
Bear Mountain State Park is a 20.51 km² state park on the west side of the Hudson River in the US state of New York . It is located in Orange and Rockland Counties . The closest town is Jones Point .
The park opened on July 5, 1913, after plans to move Sing Sing Prison to Bear Mountain failed. In the 1920s, the park became famous for winter sports, which resulted in an application for the 1932 Winter Olympics.
The Bear Mountain Bridge is located north of the park and was the first bridge south of Albany , which over the Hudson went. Immediately afterwards is Iona Island (New York) , which is partially counted as an independent state park.
See also
Web links
Commons : Bear Mountain State Park - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files
- Bear Mountain State Park on nysparks.com (Engl.)
- Bear Mountain State Park on the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System
Individual evidence
- ^ Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.