Dunderberg Mountain
Mountain in New York, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Dunderberg Mountain is a 1,086-foot (331 m) mountain on the west bank of the Hudson River at the southern end of the Hudson Highlands.[3][4] It lies just above Jones Point, New York, within Bear Mountain State Park and the town of Stony Point in Rockland County, New York.
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Dunderberg Mountain | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 1,086 ft (331 m)[1] |
Coordinates | 41°17′08″N 73°59′11″W [2] |
Naming | |
English translation | Thunder Mountain |
Language of name | Dutch |
Geography | |
Location | Stony Point, Rockland County, New York, U.S. |
Parent range | Hudson Highlands |
Topo map | USGS Peekskill |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | Hike |
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Dunderberg (also historically Donderberg) is a Dutch word, meaning "thunder mountain," so called by the early Dutch settlers because of the frequent thunderstorms in the vicinity.[5]