Cold Spring is a village in the town of Philipstown in Putnam County, New York, United States. The population was 1,986 at the 2020 census. It borders the smaller village of Nelsonville and the hamlets of Garrison and North Highlands. The central area of the village is on the National Register of Historic Places as the Cold Spring Historic District due to its many well-preserved 19th-century buildings, constructed to accommodate workers at the nearby West Point Foundry. The town is the birthplace of General Gouverneur K. Warren, who was an important figure in the Union Army during the Civil War. The village, located in the Hudson Highlands, sits at the deepest point of the Hudson River, directly across from West Point. Cold Spring serves as a weekend getaway for many residents of New York City.
Main Street, Cold Spring, part of the federally recognized historic district
View from Breakneck Ridge hiking trails
Undercliff
Plumbush
Philipstown is a town located in the western part of Putnam County, New York, United States. The population was 9,831 at the 2020 census.
Town hall
The Hudson Highlands in Philipstown are one of Putnam County's top scenic features