North Beacon Mountain

"After a half day of work I headed down to Mt Beacon park to visit the summits of Scofield Ridge North and Scofield Ridge to close out the month of May. Since I was in the neighborhood I also tagged South and North Beacon. While I was at the DAR monument on North Beacon a generator kicked on for the tower right there. First time I had that experience. The temperature rose to nearly 80 with humidity and the bugs were out so it was a sweat fest with swatting. Could have used some nice breeze. Flowers on the blueberry bushes are out, looking forward to some free snacks next month." — Nimblefoot • May 12, 2022

"An afternoon jaunt up to North Beacon to visit the DAR(Daughters of American Revolution) monument then onto South Beacon to tag the fire tower before heading back down to Mount Beacon park. Breezy on top of South Beacon so I didn’t linger long nor did I climb the tower." — Nimblefoot • Apr 27, 2022

"Headed up to Mt Beacon Park to visit Lambs Hill West and Scofield Ridge North to close out the month of June. Added the other 5 peaks just for shitz and giggles and making a loop hike from RT 9D/Holland Ave. Snacked on the just ripening blueberries all the way around. Now that Covid has finally simmered down I’m back to picking up the numerous bits of trash left behind." — Nimblefoot • Jun 25, 2021

"Awesome Hike. 9.9 miles loop or North and South Beacon all the way out to Bald Hill and Lamps Hill. Great views. Gets windy on the ridge! Watch the ice if you go early in the day. " — jonl • Nov 19, 2020

"Another exceptionally warm & sunny Fall day that had me back in shorts and a T. Wanted to take a break from yard work so headed up to the Hudson Highlands to tag Scofield Ridge North for my Hudson Valley grid along with Bald Hill and Scofield Ridge to close out my 12th round of the Hudson Highlands Peak Challenge. Made it a nice loop of trails, dirt roads and some easy whacking to also include the two Lambs, South Beacon and North Beacon. The trails were nice and dry for the most part and the waterfall along Fishkill Ridge trail was running spectacularly. Since the COVID Congestion of most trailheads has begun to ease up considerably I was able to get a spot in the tiny lot at the end of Pocket road even with my casually late arrival of mid-morning." — Nimblefoot • Nov 5, 2020

"Quite the sweat fest of a hike with the high humidity and temperature. Fortunately the clouds covered the sun at times and there was breeze on the summits. A loop of the seven peaks from the Mount Beacon Park with no lollygagging. Not a lot of other hikers out and saw no one on the summits even though the parking lot was 3/4 full at 8:30am. Most folks were probably smarter than I and did a shorter hike in the morning only as the lot was almost empty at 1pm. On my way over to Bald Hill I witnessed two Pileated Woodpeckers being very chatty without doing any pecking on the trees they landed on, I assume it was some sort of territorial dispute, quite unique." — Nimblefoot • Jul 21, 2019

"Out getting North Beacon and Bear mtns for the month of December. Nice sunny day where I saw folks wearing shorts and T-shirts to others with insulated jackets on. On the calendar it was the 1st of December but weather wise it felt more like late October. With all the snow and ice gone the trails are back to mud and puddles." — Nimblefoot • Dec 1, 2018

"A super nice day with blue sky and temps rising into the 60’s. Passed numerous cyclists out enjoying the fine day making me wish I chose that instead of hiking but it’s all good. Visiting three peaks on the Hudson Highlands peak challenge, working on rounds #8 and #9. Got a real late start so had my lunch in the sun sitting on the DAR monument on the summit." — Nimblefoot • Nov 7, 2018

"It was a perfect day in which to explore the Beacon Mountain area. The weather was just about as perfect as one could ask for; 50's and not a cloud in the sky. The views were incredible and the sunset put forth otherworldly colors." — Right-On • Oct 30, 2018

"After tagging little Fingerboard mountain in Harriman SP I headed back over to the east side of the Hudson and up to Beacon to visit the DAR monument on the summit of North Beacon. Still overcast with small bits of blue sky and the coolness of early Fall. Surprising number of people heading up and down on the trail for a weekday. Some new improvements to the parking lot at Mt Beacon Park, not the old stone lot anymore. Now we need to close off all the unsightly renegade trails that cause erosion to the environs." — Nimblefoot • Sep 24, 2018