Sunday, December 14, 2008

North Hook Mountain

Palisades Cliffs
Hook Mountain State Park
Rockland County, New York

Went on hike to search for any minerals in the old diabase quarries, and then climbed the cliffs to the summit. Parked at Rockland Lake Landing parking site, walked down closed landing road to the quarries. Then bushwacked up to the top of the mountain, hit the Long Path and hiked down the Long Path to the trailhead.



Sheer cliff wall from the bottom, at old quarry near the landing
Another Cliff Perspective

A View of the Mountain from Behind the Trees

Ascending the mountain, with Hudson R. in Background
Facing South/Southeast

View near the peak of North Hook Mnt.
Hudson River facing East towards Ossining.
View from Summit of North Hook Mnt, facing South.
Overlooking Hook Mountain and Hudson,
with Tappan Zee Bridge slighly visible in distance.

No comments:

Post a Comment