The Tornfell

At just 1,000 feet in elevation and 200 feet of prominence, the Tornfell just barely qualifies as a New Jersey high peak. But do not be fooled by its meager size, for this godforsaken mound of rock is shrouded in impenetrable blowdown and capped with bloodthirsty pricker bushes. Even some of the most dedicated NJ1K hikers have cursed this hill, wishing it were never discovered.

Elevation	1000
Decimal degrees	40.9052, -74.9468
County	Warren
Ownership	public
Owner	Jenny Jump State Forest
Topo map	Acme Mapper
Nearest higher neighbor	Jenny Jump Mountain 2

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Trip Reports

Brian Shultis climbed The Tornfell on 07/12/2020

Brian Shultis on 07/12/2020

Returned to the parking lot after JJ2 and hiked the ~1.5 miles out to the Tornfell. trail easy but overgrown in some areas with prickers sticking out. Not ideal to wear shorts but not too bad. Was able to avoid a lot of the prickers that surround the summit. Doubled back to the parking lot to get JJ1.

Steven Spreitzer climbed The Tornfell on 06/21/2020

Steven Spreitzer on 06/21/2020

John Rushman (Doc) climbed The Tornfell on 01/29/2020

John Rushman (Doc) on 01/29/2020

An easy walk with Ryan.

Took the ATV trail from Jenny Jump Road to the Blue Trail to the summit. "Thanks" to the trail maintainers. Large trees blocking the trail had been cleared and I had a nice walk to the top.

The trail conference map indicates a view point just south of the Tornfell summit. I didn't find the spur trail, so I bushwacked to the "star". Not a great view. The view point just north of the summit was better and was right on the trail.

Ryan and I reached the summit following the ridge for about 30 yards from the south. A fairly easy bushwhack, but everything's easier in January!