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Rocky Mountain

  • Elevation: 1063 feet
  • : 41.0918, -74.2154
  • County: Bergen
  • Ownership: public
  • Owner: Ringwood State Park
  • Trail Map: NYNJTC North Jersey Trails #115
  • Topo Map: Acme Mapper
  • Nearest Higher Neighbor: Drag Hill, 0.541 miles.
Other Members Who Have Climbed Rocky Mountain
Description: Rocky Mountain is one of the finest trailless summits in the New Jersey Ramapos. A cairn has been constructed at the summit and prospective 1K'ers are encouraged to contribute one rock to it. The actual summit of Rocky Mountain does not have much of a view but a few steps Southeast of the summit reveals a slab of rock with Eastward views of North Jersey and Manhattan.

The photograph above was taken from the North shore of Bear Swamp Lake.

Special Note: Matty Price hill, a sub-1000'er near Rocky, offers splendid views.

Summit Routes

Pictures Posted by Members
Rocky Mountain as seen from Bear Swamp Lake. -by- Eric Koppel Rocky Mountain as seen from Ilgenstein Rock. -by- Eric Koppel The cairn that JSB and I constructed at the summit of trailless Rocky Mountain. -by- Eric Koppel This must be what Rocky Mountain gets its name from. -by- Eric Koppel
Relaxing near the summit. -by- Eric Koppel Baer Swamp Lake -by- William Maurer (Hoosier) Carin atop Rocky Mountain -by- William Maurer (Hoosier) Turtle on the pipeline clearing -by- William Maurer (Hoosier)
Hello in there -by- William Maurer (Hoosier) Rocky Mountain (left) and Drag Hill. -by- Dennis Schvejda Pipeline route to Rocky Mountain. -by- Dennis Schvejda Summit cairn. -by- Dennis Schvejda
Rocky Mountain from Drag Hill -by- Gregory Bubniak Rocky Mountain from Ilgenstein Rock in winter -by- Gregory Bubniak -by- Doug Weiss Pretty little lake. -by- Hayley
rock cairn at the summit -by- Mark Ladolcetta hazy view of Manhattan -by- Mark Ladolcetta view of Drag Hill from the MacMillan reservoir -by- Mark Ladolcetta Rocky Mtn., (from Drag Hill pipeline) -by- jon
shot of the summit area of rocky mtn. -by- jon Summit cairn. -by- jon Bushwhacking Rocky from the SE. -by- SoloJoe Rocky's summit cairn. -by- SoloJoe
Old moonshine still on Rocky's lower west slope. -by- SoloJoe Rocky from just below Drag Hill's summit. -by- SoloJoe Rocky Mtn peak -by- Mark Jones Rockt Mt. from Drag Hill -by- Brom Vermeulen
Cairn on Rocky Mt. -by- Brom Vermeulen -by- George Grzyb