Dunderberg Mountain

Dunderberg Mountain, a 1,086-foot height on the Hudson’s west bank in Bear Mountain State Park, takes its Dutch-derived name from the area’s frequent thunderstorms and stands out where the river bends around it. It served as a landmark during the British attack on Forts Clinton and Montgomery in 1777, and the nearby inland route later became the 1777 Trail. In the late 19th century it was chosen for an ambitious but unfinished tourist venture, the Dunderberg Spiral Railway, and Thomas Edison also developed iron-mining works on its slopes. Twentieth-century road construction further reshaped the mountain, which also became a lasting feature of Hudson River folklore and lent its name to USS Dunderberg.

Stony Point, New York · United States