Bennett Park (James Gordon Bennett Park) is a public park in New York City. It is located in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Northern Manhattan. Bennett Park was built on the site of Fort Washington, from which the Continental Army delayed the advance of British troops in 1776. In the center of the park lies a large outcropping of Manhattan schist. This is the highest natural point in Manhattan, with a square stone marker attesting to this fact (height: 265 ft, 80.8 meter above sea level). Bennett Park occupies two city blocks and is bounded by Fort Washington Avenue, Pinehurst Avenue, 183rd Street and 185th Street. The park is located opposite the northern Fort Washington Avenue entrance of the 181st Street subway station on the IND Eighth Avenue Line (A).
