NorthEast Climbing

Climbing Area Map

Areas in NorthEast

* bouldering Northeast NJ 0 / 0 / 1 / 105 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 105

Watchung Reservation 1 / 0 / 16 / 2 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 19

Elevation:	104 ft
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Description

Lots of interesting climbing. Too bad not more of it is legal.

Defined to include:
* Bergen county
* southeast lobe of Passaic county
* Essex county
* Hudson county
* Union county
* northeast Somerset county

Key climbing regions:
* northeast Ramapo ridges
. . . (extends into NY state: the big legal Powerlinez climbing area).
* Watchung ridges
* Palisades

rock types:
* basalt + gabbro in Watchung ridges
* diabase in Palisades
* granite + gneiss in Ramapo ridges

Legal concerns

Climbing is generally not legally permitted on . . .
* parks and recreation areas of Essex county.
. - - > Parks Rules and Regulations - (especially section 74-8)
* parks of Union county.
. - - > Parks Regulations
. - - > Union County Parks Ordinance - (especially section 115-27)
* parks of Passaic county.
. - - > Rules and Regulations for Park property - (especially section 37)
* Newark + Pequannock Watershed land.
. . . (be glad to get links or more info about this).
* Palisades Interstate Park land.
. . . (be glad to get links or more info about this).
* Wildlife management areas of the state of New Jersey.
. . . (be glad to get links or more info about this).

Seems obvious that the "climbing" prohibited includes Top-Roping or Lead-climbng using a rope. Some or most forms of bouldering would likely also fall under these prohibitions.