Location Keene, New York, U.S. Elevation 1,338 m Mountain range Adirondack Mountains Parent range Adirondack Mountains | Topo map USGS Elizabethtown Prominence 195 m Easiest route Hiking Listing Adirondack High Peaks | |
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Similar Giant Mountain, Nippletop, Upper Wolfjaw Mountain, Macomb Mountain, Saddleback Mountain | ||
Giant and rocky peak ridge a perfect day in the adks revhiker
Rocky Peak Ridge is the twentieth highest peak in the High Peaks Region of the Adirondack Park of New York, United States. The name of the mountain is due to its geology, a rocky ridge to the east of the better known Giant Mountain. The long, bare ridge is unusual in the Adirondacks; it resulted from the last great forest fire in the region, in 1913.
Contents
- Giant and rocky peak ridge a perfect day in the adks revhiker
- Map of Rocky Peak Ridge Keene NY 12943 USA
- Hiking along the rocky peak ridge trail at peak fall foliage
- References
Map of Rocky Peak Ridge, Keene, NY 12943, USA
Ascents
There are two trails leading to the top of the peak. One trail, leaving from the town of New Russia, is about a ten-mile round trip with a few, steep rock scrambles along the way. The more commonly used trail splits from the Giant Mountain Trail at about 0.1 mile below Giant's summit. The trail descends steeply from Giant for 0.4 mile and then goes gently uphill for 0.8 mile.
Views
Rocky Peak Ridge provides unobstructed 360-degree views from the highpoint and many lookouts along the ridgeline. The views of Giant Mountain, the Great Range, Dix Mountain Wilderness, Lake Champlain and Vermont are spectacular and well worth the 1.2 mile hike from just below the summit of Giant.