A Look at Ice Flows on the Hudson
The recent plunge in temperatures across New York has prompted many photographers to share images on social media of ice flows accumulating in the Hudson River along Manhattan's west side.
So what does the Hudson River look like up north, where colder temperatures and less saltwater would presumably create even more ice?
I recently traveled 100 miles north to photograph a 65-mile stretch of the river from Hudson, New York to the Bear Mountain Bridge.
Here are the images.
Hudson River ice surrounding the Hudson-Athens Lighthouse near Hudson, New York, January 24, 2025. © 2025 Kevin Suttlehan
Ice flowing beneath the Rip Van Winkle Bridge near Hudson, New York, January 24, 2025. © 2025 Kevin Suttlehan
View of river ice south of Hudson, New York, with the Catskill Mountains visible in the distance. © 2025 Kevin Suttlehan
Ice surrounding Saugerties Lighthouse in Saugerties, New York. © 2025 Kevin Suttlehan
River ice accumulating along the shoreline at Tivoli, New York, with the Catskill Mountains visible in the distance. © 2025 Kevin Suttlehan
The U.S. Coast Guard cutter Sturgeon Bay maintaining a channel through Hudson River ice near Kingston, New York, January 24, 2025. © 2025 Kevin Suttlehan
Overhead view of the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Sturgeon Bay heading south through the ice near Kingston, New York. © 2025 Kevin Suttlehan
Ice accumulating near Rondout Lighthouse in the Hudson River near Kingston, New York. © 2025 Kevin Suttlehan
Overhead view of Esopus Meadows Lighthouse near the Town of Esopus, New York. © 2025 Kevin Suttlehan
River Ice surrounding Esopus Meadows Lighthouse, January 24, 2025. © 2025 Kevin Suttlehan
Hudson River ice south of the Newburgh–Beacon Bridge, January 24, 2025. © 2025 Kevin Suttlehan
A view of river ice north of Bannerman’s “Castle” on Pollepel Island south of Beacon, New York, January 23, 2025. © 2025 Kevin Suttlehan
An expansive view of river ice near Storm King Mountain, Cornwall, New York. © 2025 Kevin Suttlehan
Hudson River ice north of the Bear Mountain Bridge, January 23, 2025. © 2025 Kevin Suttlehan
Aerial view of ice flowing under the Bear Mountain Bridge, January 23, 2025. © 2025 Kevin Suttlehan
Cover Photo
A variety of broken and solid ice surrounding the Hudson-Athens Lighthouse near Hudson, New York, January 24, 2025. © 2025 Kevin Suttlehan
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