Trophy Point

{{Infobox park

| name = Trophy Point

| image = View from Trophy Point, West Point NY, at dawn in the summertime.jpg

| image_caption = Hudson River viewed from Battle Monument

| location = United States Military Academy, West Point, NY

| nearest_city = Highland Falls, NY

| coords = {{coord|41|23|41|N|73|57|25|W|region:US-NY|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| established = 1802

| manager = US Army

}}

Trophy Point is a scenic overlook of the Hudson River Valley located at West Point, New York. It has been the subject of numerous works of art since the early 19th century. Trophy Point is the location of Battle Monument, one of the largest columns of granite in the world. Designed by architect Stanford White and dedicated in 1897,Crackel, Theodore (1991) Illustrated History of West Point. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc. {{ISBN|0-8109-3458-2}} Trophy Point was formerly the site of West Point graduation ceremonies before the class sizes became larger in the mid-twentieth century.

Trophy Point gets its name from the numerous displayed pieces of captured artillery spanning from the Revolutionary War to the Spanish–American War. From the 1840s to the 1930s it was the site of the Siege Battery where cadets learned artillery.{{Cite web|url=https://www.dec.ny.gov/data/DecDocs/336041/Work%20Plan.RCRA.336041.2018-09-28.Final%20RI_FS%20OAPP%20for%20WATER%20MRSs.pdf|title=Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study Optimized Uniform Federal Policy Quality Assurance Project Plan|last=|first=|date=2008-09-11|website=New York State Department of Conservation|page=22|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}

File:Trophy Point USMA.JPG|Battle Monument

File:TrophyPoint.jpg|c. 1860

File:Battle Monument and Trophy Point seen from Jefferson Hall Feb 2009.jpg|Trophy Point and Battle Monument seen from Jefferson Hall

File:Trophy Point 1909.jpg|Looking north, 1909

File:Trophy Point Guide Map.jpg|Trophy point visitor map

File:Cannons on display from Mexican War at Trophy Point.jpg|Cannon on display

File:Battle Monument West Point NY on a Spring Afternoon 2009.JPG|Battle Monument on a spring afternoon

File:GreatChain1933.jpg|The Great Chain on display at Trophy Point in 1933

File:View from Battle Monument.JPG|View from Battle Monument in the Summer