Mount Rose (New Jersey) Explained

Mount Rose is a narrow section of the Rocky Hill Ridge^[1] in Hopewell Township, New Jersey which is 420 feet above sea level. The ridge's western end is at The Sourlands at Hopewell-Pennington Road and its eastern end is near Province Line Road. The ridge is a diabase intrusion and unlike many of the ridges in the state,^[2] it runs from northwest to southeast. Crusher Road travels along the ridge. Pennington-Rocky Hill Road, Cherry Valley Road, Hopewell-Princeton Road and Carter Road meet at a low point along the ridge at the village of Mount Rose.

Hiking trails

• The Elks Trail- 1 mile trail off Crusher Road^[3]
• The Mount Rose Trails- This preserve has five trail options: The Ridge Trail, Forest Loop, East Loop, West Loop and Cattail Trail^[4]

References

40.3605°N -74.7475°W

Notes and References

1. "Geologic Report Series, Issues 7-10" New Jersey Department of Conservation and Economic Development, 1965
2. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a0/New_Jersey_shaded_relief_map.png New Jersey Topographic Relief Map
3. http://www.njtrails.org/trailguide.php?TrailID=124 Elks Trail
4. http://www.njtrails.org/trailmap.php?TrailID=11 Mount Rose Trails