This plaque marks the Battle of Fort Washington, which was fought on November 16th, 1776 between the United States and Great Britain during the Revolutionary War. Today is the site of Bennett Park, which is where the highest terrestrial point in Manhattan is found. A plaque embedded in an exposed rock marks its elevation at 265 feet above sea level.

In Queens, the highest point of the borough was formed by a terminal moraine from the last ice age. This landform is a ridge-like geological feature that is the resultant of the end of a glacier. The moraine is 258 feet above sea level.

Brooklyn's Green-Wood Cemetery was a rural cemetery on the outskirts of the city founded in 1838. Battle Hill, the highest elevation in Brooklyn, is 216 feet above sea level. The hill is the location of a terminal moraine.

In the Bronx, the posh neighborhood of Fieldston is home to the highest point in the borough at 280 feet.

Staten Island boasts a particularly unique feature: Todt Hill is the highest terrestrial point on the entire Atlantic Coastal Region. The hill reaches a soaring 401 feet above sea level.