Palisades

E137385

basalt cliff formation geological formation natural landmark

Palisades is a line of steep, dramatic basalt cliffs rising along the western bank of the lower Hudson River in New York and New Jersey.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
Palisades canonical	12
Palisades cliffs	6
Palisades (New Jersey)	4
Palisades Cliffs	3
Palisades region	2
Englewood on the Palisades	1
Hudson River estates	1
Palisades in New Jersey	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	basalt cliff formation ⓘ geological formation ⓘ natural landmark ⓘ
composedOf	basalt ⓘ
currentThreats	development pressure ⓘ erosion ⓘ
extendsThrough	Bergen County, New Jersey ⓘ Rockland County ⓘ surface form: Rockland County, New York
faces	Manhattan ⓘ The Bronx ⓘ Upper Manhattan ⓘ
formedBy	intrusion of magma into sedimentary rocks ⓘ
geologicalProvince	Newark Basin ⓘ
hasCliffHeightRange	approximately 300 to 540 feet ⓘ
hasCliffOrientation	roughly north–south ⓘ
hasConservationStatus	protected landscape ⓘ
hasCulturalSignificance	iconic natural backdrop of the lower Hudson Valley ⓘ
hasGeologicalAge	Early Jurassic ⓘ Late Triassic ⓘ
hasGeologicalType	diabase sill ⓘ
hasNotableSection	Palisades Interstate Park ⓘ
hasRockFormationProcess	cooling and solidification of magma into basalt ⓘ
hasViewOf	George Washington Bridge ⓘ
highestPointElevation	approximately 540 feet ⓘ
knownFor	dramatic scenery ⓘ sheer rock faces ⓘ steep cliffs ⓘ
locatedAlong	western bank of the lower Hudson River ⓘ
locatedIn	New Jersey, United States ⓘ surface form: New Jersey New York ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
locatedOnBankOf	Hudson River ⓘ
near	Cliffside Park, New Jersey ⓘ Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey ⓘ Fort Lee, New Jersey ⓘ Nyack, New York ⓘ
overlooks	Hudson River ⓘ
partOf	Ramapo Mountains ⓘ surface form: New York–New Jersey Highlands
protectedBy	Palisades Interstate Park Commission ⓘ
stretchesFrom	Jersey City ⓘ surface form: Jersey City area
stretchesTo	Nyack area ⓘ
subjectOf	conservation movement in early 20th century ⓘ
threatenedBy	historic quarrying activities ⓘ
usedFor	hiking ⓘ recreation ⓘ scenic overlooks ⓘ
visibleFrom	Hudson River ⓘ New York City ⓘ

Referenced by (30)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Croton Point → hasViewOf → Palisades ⓘ

Croton Point Park → hasViewOf → Palisades ⓘ

Hudson River Museum → hasView → Palisades ⓘ

Palisades Interstate Parkway (via nearby interchange) → namedAfter → Palisades ⓘ

subject surface form: Palisades Interstate Parkway

this entity surface form: Palisades cliffs

Inwood Hill Park → hasViewOf → Palisades ⓘ

Mills family → propertyType → Palisades ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hudson River estates

Yonkers Waterfront → hasViewOf → Palisades ⓘ

Kykuit estate → hasView → Palisades ⓘ

subject surface form: Kykuit

Hudson Waterfront → borderedBy → Palisades ⓘ

this entity surface form: Palisades Cliffs

Palisades Interstate Park Commission → appliesToRegion → Palisades ⓘ

this entity surface form: Palisades region

Temple of Love → hasView → Palisades ⓘ

Glenview Mansion → hasView → Palisades ⓘ

Nyack Beach State Park → locatedAlong → Palisades ⓘ

Nyack Beach State Park → hasViewOf → Palisades ⓘ

this entity surface form: Palisades cliffs

Rockefeller Lookout → locatedOn → Palisades ⓘ

this entity surface form: Palisades cliffs

State Line Lookout → locatedAlong → Palisades ⓘ

this entity surface form: Palisades cliffs

Alpine Lookout → overlooks → Palisades ⓘ

this entity surface form: Palisades Cliffs

Alpine Lookout → adjacentTo → Palisades ⓘ

this entity surface form: Palisades cliffs

Morris-Jumel Mansion → overlooks → Palisades ⓘ

Spuyten Duyvil → overlooks → Palisades ⓘ

this entity surface form: Palisades in New Jersey

Palisades Interstate Park → hasGeologicalFeature → Palisades ⓘ

this entity surface form: Palisades Cliffs

Palisades Interstate Parkway → region → Palisades ⓘ

this entity surface form: Palisades region

Old Croton Aqueduct Trail → hasViewOf → Palisades ⓘ

Englewood on the Palisades Charter School → namedAfter → Palisades ⓘ

this entity surface form: Englewood on the Palisades

Weehawken Dueling Grounds → partOf → Palisades ⓘ

this entity surface form: Palisades (New Jersey)

Rivertowns, Westchester County → hasViewOf → Palisades ⓘ

this entity surface form: Palisades (New Jersey)

Long Path → routeThrough → Palisades ⓘ

Memorial Park → hasView → Palisades ⓘ

subject surface form: Memorial Park (Dobbs Ferry, New York)

this entity surface form: Palisades (New Jersey)

Waterfront Park → hasViewOf → Palisades ⓘ

subject surface form: Waterfront Park (Dobbs Ferry)

this entity surface form: Palisades (New Jersey)

West New York, New Jersey → elevationFeature → Palisades ⓘ

this entity surface form: Palisades cliffs