 If so, the mountain in question might be Anthony's Nose which lies to the east across the Hudson River.Madame Chiang Kai-shek spent two weeks in seclusion at one of the outlying lodges of the Bear Mountain Inn in the spring of 1943, meeting with Wendell L. Willkie there on April 25 before proceeding to the White House for a brief stay.Following the outbreak of World War II, the park commission gave up direct management of the hotel and it was offered as a concession.