Storm King State Park
Orange Co, NY
Hiking Trails:
Butter Hill Trail: Orange blaze
Stillman Trail: Yellow blaze
Storm King Bypass Trail: White blaze
Total Time: 2:15 hour
Estimated Distance: 2.4 Miles
Pros: Good climb, good scramble, and good view
Cons: Limited parking
Hike Type: Loop
Level of Difficulty: Difficult
Google Maps of Parking:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/V62QDBjYiMwQFUS76
Hiking Partner:
Yehudah Koblick
This was a warm summer day, and we decided to do the loop atop Storm King Mountain. We parked at the Butter Hill Parking area on Route 9W. The parking lot was almost full as it fills up quickly on weekends, but there were still a few spots available. We took the Butter Hill Trail up the scramble, and enjoyed the view. We continued up to the top of Butter Hill, where we took the Stillman Trail atop the ridge to the view facing north to Newburgh at the top of Storm King Proper. We then took the Storm King Bypass Trail down along the south face of the mountain back to our car.
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| Map of the Route |
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| Information Plaque at the Start of the Hike |
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| Scramble Up Butter Hill |
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| View of Bull Hill on the Ascent |
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| Continuing Up Butter Hill |
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| Butter Hill View of Parking Area |
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| View of Hudson River |
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| Trail Intersection at Buttter Hill |
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| Butter Hill |
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| Fresh Ripe Blueberries |
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| Butter Hill Summit |
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| Storm King Summit |
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| View of the Hudson River and Newburgh |
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| View of the Hudson River and Breakneck Ridge |
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| View of Newburgh |
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| View of Butter Hill from the Bypass Trail |
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