Buckberg Mountain is a hill

Hill

A hill is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain. Hills often have a distinct summit, although in areas with scarp/dip topography a hill may refer to a particular section of flat terrain without a massive summit A hill is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain. Hills...

 above the Hudson River

Hudson River

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 that played a role in Revolutionary War strategy concerning the Hudson Highlands

Hudson Highlands

The Hudson Highlands are mountains on both sides of the Hudson River in the U.S. state of New York, between Newburgh Bay and Haverstraw Bay, which form the northern region of the New York - New Jersey Highlands....

. Its slopes rise directly from the riverbank to an elevation of about 793 feet (241.7 m) above Tomkins Cove

Tomkins Cove, New York

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, a section of Stony Point, New York

Stony Point, New York

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, in Rockland County. It is flanked on the north and south by Camp Addisone Boyce of the Girl Scouts of the USA

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 and Camp Bullowa of the Boy Scouts of America

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. In recent years its forests have been largely subdivided and developed for upscale housing. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C00E3D7143FF931A2575BC0A9679C8B63&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=all Buckberg lies about two miles (3 km) south and slightly west of Dunderberg Mountain

Dunderberg Mountain

Dunderberg Mountain stands at the so-called southern gate of the Hudson Highlands where the region's namesake Hudson River enters a dramatic gorge...

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Buckberg is the site of Washington’s Lookout, an observation point used by General George Washington

George Washington

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 and Colonel “Mad” Anthony Wayne

Anthony Wayne

Anthony Wayne was a United States Army general and statesman. Wayne adopted a military career at the outset of the American Revolutionary War, where his military exploits and fiery personality quickly earned him a promotion to the rank of brigadier general and the sobriquet of Mad Anthony.-Early...

 to plan a surprise attack on British troops in the Battle of Stony Point

Battle of Stony Point

The Battle of Stony Point was a battle of the American Revolutionary War fought on the night of July 15–16, 1779. A select force of Continental Army infantry made a coordinated surprise night attack and stormed a fortified position of the British Army on the Hudson River south of West Point, New...

. The post overlooked Haverstraw Bay

Haverstraw Bay

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 and afforded views of the Hudson River to the north and south. http://www.osiny.org/site/PageServer?pagename=HRV_Washingtons_Lookout http://www.hudsonrivervalley.org/books/JULY2004.pdf
http://www.myrevolutionarywar.com/battles/790716.htm "Washington-Wayne Lookout Park" is a 5.2 acres (21,043.7 m²) historic site on the slopes of Buckberg purchased in February 2000 by a consortium led by the Open Space Institute

Open Space Institute

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, with funds provided by
the "Lila Acheson and DeWitt Wallace

DeWitt Wallace

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 Fund for the Hudson Highlands

Hudson Highlands

The Hudson Highlands are mountains on both sides of the Hudson River in the U.S. state of New York, between Newburgh Bay and Haverstraw Bay, which form the northern region of the New York - New Jersey Highlands....

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A few reliable sources are said to place Buckberg outside of the Hudson Highlands.