Hackensack Mountain, located in the center of Warrensburg, rises approximately 1,357 feet above sea level. The name is derived from the Algonquin word Achkincheschakey (A-kin-hes-kakee) which means, “where two rivers come together," a reference to the view from the summit showing the confluence of the Hudson and Schroon Rivers. Numerous buildings in the town were constructed with granite quarried there. In September 1963 a 100-acre forest fire destroyed much of the vegetation on the mountain. Water drops from helicopters were used to help extinguish these blazes. In the 1970s there was a small town-operated ski area known as Blister Hill on the south end of the mountain. In 1980 Everett Frulla donated much of the mountain to the citizens of the Town of Warrensburg, designated as a public park. In 2011, with the help of Glens Falls Hospital’s Creating Healthy Places to Live, Work & Play initiative, the town, the school district and Warren County partnered to formalize the mountain as the Hackensack Mountain Park and Recreation Area. This included a designated trail system for year- round recreational use, public parking areas and an informational map/brochure created by the staff of Up Yonda Farm, a division of the Warren County Dept. of Parks, Recreation and Railroad.
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Hackensack Mountain Park Brochure
Hackensack is a relatively small Adirondack mountain located in the center of Warrensburg, New York and rising approximately 1,357 feet.
The meaning of the name “Hackensack” is seldom understood, but derives from the Algonquin word Achkincheschakey (A-kin-hes-kakee) which means, “where two rivers come together”. This is a reference to the western-facing view from the summit, which not only shows the neatly arraigned streets of the hamlet directly below its rocky face, but also the confluence of the Hudson and Schroon Rivers in the distance.
At one time, a quarry on the mountain produced stone from which a number of buildings in Warrensburg were built. For a short time in the 1970’s, there was a small, Town operated ski center known as Blister Hill located on the south end of the mountain.
In 2011, with the help of Glens Falls Hospital’s Creating Healthy Places to Live, Work & Play initiative, the Town of Warrensburg, Warrensburg Central School District and Warren County, partnered to formalize the mountain as the Hackensack Mountain Park & Recreation Area, complete with a designated trail system for year round recreational use, public parking areas and this informational map brochure.
Hackensack Mountain Park Brochure
Hackensack is a relatively small Adirondack mountain located in the center of Warrensburg, New York and rising approximately 1,357 feet.
The meaning of the name “Hackensack” is seldom understood, but derives from the Algonquin word Achkincheschakey (A-kin-hes-kakee) which means, “where two rivers come together”. This is a reference to the western-facing view from the summit, which not only shows the neatly arraigned streets of the hamlet directly below its rocky face, but also the confluence of the Hudson and Schroon Rivers in the distance.
At one time, a quarry on the mountain produced stone from which a number of buildings in Warrensburg were built. For a short time in the 1970’s, there was a small, Town operated ski center known as Blister Hill located on the south end of the mountain.
In 2011, with the help of Glens Falls Hospital’s Creating Healthy Places to Live, Work & Play initiative, the Town of Warrensburg, Warrensburg Central School District and Warren County, partnered to formalize the mountain as the Hackensack Mountain Park & Recreation Area, complete with a designated trail system for year round recreational use, public parking areas and this informational map brochure.