Sugarloaf Mountain (Dutchess County, New York)

Sugarloaf Mountain is a 900-foot (270 m) peak located in the town of Fishkill near the Hudson River and Breakneck Ridge. One of several similarly named mountains in the U.S. state of New York,[2] it is part of the Hudson Highlands, located entirely within Hudson Highlands State Park.

Sugarloaf Mountain
Sugarloaf from the Breakneck Bypass Trail
Highest point
Elevation	900 ft (270 m) [1]
Prominence	300 ft (91 m) [1]
Parent peak	Breakneck Ridge
Isolation	0.7 mi (1.1 km) [1]
Coordinates	41°27′30″N 73°58′30″W
Geography
Sugarloaf Mountain Location of Sugarloaf Mountain within New York
Parent range	Hudson Highlands
Topo map	West Point
Climbing
Easiest route	Trail
Access	Public

It can be climbed via the Wilkinson Memorial Trail, which has its western trailhead a mile (1.6 km) from the summit on New York State Route 9D along the Hudson River, opposite the Breakneck Ridge station on Metro-North Railroad's Hudson Line. The trail climbs gently at first but then steeply as it approaches the summit plateau. At either end there are panoramic views over the river's Newburgh Bay, surrounding mountains and nearby communities.[3]

See also

• List of mountains in New York
• List of mountains named Sugarloaf

References

1. West Point Quadrangle – New York – Dutches, Orange, Putnam Cos (Map). 1:24,000. 7.5 Minute Series (Topographic). United States Geological Survey. 1997. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
2. Dictionary of Altitudes in the United States, Fourth Edition, Henry Gannett, Washington Government Printing Office (1908), p. 742 There is one each in the Adirondack Mountains, the Catskill Mountains, and Essex and Washington Counties.
3. "Sugarloaf Mountain and Breakneck Ridge Trail". New York–New Jersey Trail Conference. 1996–2015. Retrieved April 29, 2015.