Orange Co.,
New York
Hiking Trails:
Stillman Trail: Yellow blaze
Total Time: 0:30 hour
Estimated Distance: 0.7 Miles
Pros: Highly scenic area, good scramble
Cons: None
I had a wedding to attend in Anthony's Pier 9 in New Windsor. In order to get there, I drove up Route 9W up Storm King Highway, past Storm King Mountain. Knowing I would be taking this route prior to sunset, I planned on doing a short hike up butter hill on the way to catch a sunset, and then quickly change into my dress clothes for the wedding.
I parked at the main parking area off Route 9W where the Stillman Trail starts, and took the short but intense trail up Butter Hill to the view. I observed an incredible sunset at this point with the clouds in a fantastic array with the small rainstorm in the distance. I turned around at this point as darkness was approaching, and took the same way back along the Stillman Trail back to my car.
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| Map of the Route. Hudson Highlands Eastern Section. |
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| Looking East Towards the Hudson River and Bull Hill |
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| Looking Across the Hudson to Bull Hill Quarry and Cold Spring |
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| Route 9W and North Point |
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| Cloud with Rain Over Schunnemunk Mountain |
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| Sunset over Storm King |
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| Sunset Over Storm King |
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| Sunset Over Storm King |
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| Sunset Over Storm King |
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| Last Light of the Day over North Hill and Crow's Nest |
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| Sunset over Storm KIng |
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| Looking Towards Black Rock Forest |
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| Sun Going Down |
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| Sundown Over Storm KIng |
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| Storm Cloud Dissipating |
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