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Some unknown early voyager up the Hudson River named the cliffs of the lower river the Palisades, probably because the giant pillars of traprock bore a likeness to some Native American palisaded villages.  The Lenni Lenape, who still survive in Northern New Jersey, called the cliffs "we-aw-ken," the middle syllable of which means "rocks that look like rows of trees." 

This unique geological formation begins at the Rahway River in New Jersey, crosses the western edge of Staten Island, and continues north along the Hudson River into Rockland County.  The cliffs are most prominent from Edgewater, New Jersey to Haverstraw, New York, with a brief detour inland at Nyack.

Parks and preserves in this region include:

• Flat Rock Brook Nature Center
• Lamont Reserve
• Rockleigh Woods Sanctuary
• Palisades Interstate Park -- NJ Section
• Tallman Mountain State Park
• Tenafly Nature Center/Lost Brook Preserve