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Submitted by aluta on Friday, 03 November 2006  Page Views: 10712

Natural PlacesSite Name: Tripod Rock
Country: United States Type: Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
Nearest Town: Paterson, NJ  Nearest Village: Kinnelon, NJ
Latitude: 40.954000N  Longitude: 74.389W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
5 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
4 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
3

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clara-nuts visited on 23rd Apr 2022 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 4 Access: 3 The trail to the site is on the longer side, with some rough sections. Along the way were views of New York City and the valleys of the park. Disabled people would have problems. While I was there, I heard no songbirds, nor saw small mammals. The Ambiance was so-so with four young men sitting on top of it. They left but were replaced by two more young men climbing on top. That said, I did feel an energy at the suspended end-hard to describe but impending...? Next to it are two more smaller propped stones, and possibly a third on the other side. The "Bare Rock" is huge, but the back side shows it is in pieces.

Tripod Rock
Tripod Rock submitted by Creative Commons : Tripod Rock, Pyramid Mountain Natural Historical Area, Kinnelon, Morris County, New Jersey Image copyright: samenstelling (Steven Reynolds), hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API. (Vote or comment on this photo)
A propped or balanced rock in New Jersey, USA.

These rocks are often off-handedly labelled glacial erratics, but their frequent placement near other stonework features and at geographically or culturally important spots strongly suggests that people helped nature along in many cases. Other perched and balanced boulders near Tripod Rock seem to form a site complex of a sort familiar to stonework investigators, suggesting either indigemous construction or sentient glaciers.

Tripod Rock's proximity to large metropolitan areas makes it a popular destination for hikers, stone enthusiasts, and new age types. While it and the Balanced Rock or Dolmen at North Salem, New York are showy and high profile, they model a type that can be found in smaller sizes and less prominent spots in a number of places in the northeast and mid-Atlantic states.

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Tripod Rock
Tripod Rock submitted by Creative Commons : Tripod Rock Image copyright: jerseygal2009, hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Tripod Rock
Tripod Rock submitted by clara-nuts : The "Bear Rock" in Pyramid Mountain park in Northern New Jersey, home of Tripod Rock. Coming from the bridge, it is a huge, imposing glacial erratic. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Tripod Rock
Tripod Rock submitted by clara-nuts : another view of the two smaller propped rocks by Tripod Rock in Northern New Jersey. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Tripod Rock
Tripod Rock submitted by clara-nuts : Site in United States (Vote or comment on this photo)

Tripod Rock
Tripod Rock submitted by Creative Commons : Tripod Rock Image copyright: Jay Carroll (Jay Carroll), hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API.

Tripod Rock
Tripod Rock submitted by Creative Commons : Tripod Rock, or 3 Pillar Rock, is a glacial erratic or "perched boulder", located in the Pyramid Mountain Natural Historical Area. The Precambrain gneiss boulder, estimated at 127 metric tons (140 tons), is 19-feet long, 10-feet wide, and 7.5-feet high and balanced on three smaller boulders spread roughly 3-feet in diameter that raise it 1.5 feet off the ground. While there is no evidence that T...

Tripod Rock
Tripod Rock submitted by Creative Commons : NJ - Pyramid Mountain Natural Historic Area: Minnen Trail - Tripod Rock Tripod Rock, or 3 Pillar Rock, is a glacial erratic or "perched boulder", located in the Pyramid Mountain Natural Historical Area. The Precambrain gneiss boulder, estimated at 127 metric tons (140 tons), is 19-feet long, 10-feet wide, and 7.5-feet high and balanced on three smaller boulders spread roughly 3-feet in diameter t...

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