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Mount Beacon (South)

Hudson HighlandsOut and backVerified September 7, 2026

40

Minute walk from Beacon

Official timetable
The fire tower on Mount Beacon
The fire tower on Mount Beacon, on this hike. Photo: Percolini, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Distance

5.0 mi

NYS Parks

Elevation gain

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Time

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Difficulty

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Blazes

RedWhite

NYS Parks

From the train

Beacon

40 min walk · MTA

The route

Topographic map of 1 hikes and 1 stations0.511.5Lambs HillBald HillTrailhead© OpenTopoMap (CC-BY-SA) · © OpenStreetMap contributors
Line under review
Casino Trailred blazesmile markers

Trail line from OpenStreetMap (5622246, 7747269), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Tiles © OpenTopoMap, CC-BY-SA. Dashed line: the walk from Beacon station to the trailhead, 1.8 mi by the shortest OpenStreetMap route (computed). Under review: the line is 2.0 mi but the official round trip is 5.0 mi. Distance and gain from this line are withheld.

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Weather at the trailhead

DayHighLowForecastRainWind
Fri, Oct 2359°F 15°C34°F 1°CSunny, night: partly cloudy0%7 mph N
Sat, Oct 2461°F 16°C31°F -1°CMostly Sunny, night: clear0%2 mph NW
Sun, Oct 2564°F 18°C37°F 3°CSunny, night: clear then patchy fog0%1 mph NW
Mon, Oct 2668°F 20°C44°F 7°CPatchy Fog then Sunny, night: mostly clear0%2 mph W
Tue, Oct 2759°F 15°C36°F 2°CSunny, night: mostly clear1%6 to 9 mph N
Wed, Oct 2858°F 14°C43°F 6°CMostly Sunny, night: partly cloudy2%2 mph E
Thu, Oct 2966°F 19°C48°F 9°CMostly Sunny, night: partly cloudy4%0 to 7 mph S

Forecast for Mount Beacon (South) trailhead from the National Weather Service (ALY office), issued Oct 23, 5:10 PM, fetched Oct 23, 5:10 PM; refreshed hourly. Public domain.

Today at the trailhead: sunrise 7:16 AM, sunset 6:04 PM (computed, NOAA solar algorithm). Check the last train against sunset.

Along the way

MileWhatNameElevation
1.5Summit: Lambs HillLambs Hill1,490 ft
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1.5Summit: Bald HillBald Hill1,496 ft
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Features within 394 ft of the line from OpenStreetMap (ODbL), fetched 2026-09-08. Mile is the distance along the line to the nearest point on it.

Getting there by train

Beacon

Metro-North Hudson Line

40 minute walk from the platform.

Official timetable

Source · verified 2026-09-07

Topographic map of 1 hikes and 1 stationsTrailheadBeacon© OpenTopoMap (CC-BY-SA) · © OpenStreetMap contributors

Dashed line: 1.8 mi on foot from the platform by the shortest OpenStreetMap route, computed, not an official figure.

Elevation profile

200 ft850 ft1,500 ft0.0 mi0.5 mi1.0 mi1.5 mi2.0 mi
Elevation sampled every 164 ft from USGS 3DEP Elevation Point Query Service (2026-09-08). Gain 1,227 ft, loss 43 ft. Hover the profile to see the spot on the map. Line is under review, so these totals describe the drawn line, not the hike.

Every fact, with its source

Distance5.0 mi
Elevation gainNot yet verified
Route typeOut and back
TimeNot yet verified
DifficultyNot yet verified
BlazesRed, White
Managed byScenic Hudson
TrailheadMount Beacon (South) trailhead 41.49353, -73.95998
Parking, fee, lot timesNot yet verified

Permits & closures

No permit, reservation, or capacity rule is recorded for this hike. Check the official sources before you go.

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