Mount Defiance
- Elevation: 1040 feet
- : 41.1241, -74.2293
- County: Passaic
- Ownership: public
- Owner: Ringwood State Park
- Trail Map: NYNJTC North Jersey Trails #115
- Topo Map: Acme Mapper
- Nearest Higher Neighbor: Bald Mountain, 1.52 miles.
Other Members Who Have Climbed Mount Defiance
- Anthony Lipovsky (trip report)
- Brian Lubbert
- Brom Vermeulen (trip report)
- Caitlin Albright (trip report)
- Daniela Wagstaff
- Dennis Schvejda (trip report)
- Don Weise (trip report)
- Doug Weiss (trip report)
- Eric Koppel
- George Grzyb (trip report)
- Gery Monaco
- Gregory Bubniak (trip report)
- Hayley (trip report)
- Ian Colquhoun
- Jeff Bennett
- Jeff Roberto (trip report)
- John Bialek
- John Kopp (trip report)
- jon (trip report)
- Karen Englander
- Kristine
- Mark Jones (trip report)
- Mark Ladolcetta (trip report)
- Meg (trip report)
- Mike Williams (trip report)
- Ralph Bressler (trip report)
- Rui Rodrigues
- Thomas Bubniak
- Tina Schvejda
- William Maurer (Hoosier) (trip report)
Summit Routes
- Route Name: Skylands Manor In-and-Out -by- Eric Koppel
Start: Skylands Manor
End: Skylands Manor
Description: This is perhaps the easiest way to climb Mount Defiance. Park at parking lot A at the Skylands Manor/NJ Botanical Garden and follow the white-blazed Crossover Trail in an eastward direction to the back of the gardens. At some point, the Crossover Trail will intersect with the green-blazed Halifax Trail; take the Halifax Trail. Near the top of Mount Defiance, take the red-blazed Ringwood-Ramapo Trail North to the summit.
Pictures Posted by Members
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Hasenclever Hill from viewpoint on north end of Mount Defiance
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William Maurer (Hoosier) |
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summit as indicated on my GPS.
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Rui Rodrigues |
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Actual high spot (summit) on mountain.
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Rui Rodrigues |
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Rui Rodrigues |
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Mt. Defiance from the Botanical Gardens
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Mark Ladolcetta |
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view of Skylands Manor from overlook on the Halifax trail
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Mark Ladolcetta |
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summit area
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Mark Ladolcetta |
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Taken from in front of the Annuals garden, there is a nice view of Mount Defiance.
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jon |
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Halifax trail head.
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jon |
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Switchbacks on the way up
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jon |
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This is where the red trail makes it up the cliffs
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jon |
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Some giant split rocks along the red trail
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jon |
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Cheese.
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jon |
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I couldn't decide which rock was higher, so I stood on both to summit.
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jon |
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Here is the shot I took from the summit rock looking back towards the girls.
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jon |
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Two deer were eating right beside the red trail on the way back down.
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jon |
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Halifax trail lookout.
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jon |
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Annuals garden at base of Mt. Defiance.
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jon |
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Annuals garden
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jon |
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Annuals garden
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jon |
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Defiance Summit
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Brom Vermeulen |
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Dramatic Sky from the Overlook
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Brom Vermeulen |
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Mt. Defiance summit
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Mark Jones |
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Mt. Defiance summit
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Mark Jones |
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View south toward Cupsaw Lake
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Mark Jones |
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Daffodils @NJBG. National flower of Wales, where I grew up.
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Mark Jones |
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George Grzyb |
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George Grzyb |
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Pond in the gardens
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Caitlin Albright |
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Crabapple Vista in the Botanical Gardens
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Caitlin Albright |
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Cool statues at the end of the gardens
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Caitlin Albright |
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Beginning of the Halifax Trail
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Caitlin Albright |
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Summit area
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Caitlin Albright |