Mount Minsi
{{Short description|Mountain in Pennsylvania, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Mount Minsi
| photo = Mount Minsi.jpg
| photo_caption = Mount Minsi seen from the northeast in March 2007
| elevation_ft = 1461
| elevation_ref = {{cite peakbagger |pid=7558 |name=Mount Minsi, Pennsylvania |accessdate=2008-09-27}}
| prominence_ft = 181
| parent_peak = Kittatinny Mountain in Warren County, New Jersey, U.S.
| listing =
| location = Delaware Water Gap in Monroe County, Pennsylvania, U.S.
| range = Blue Mountain
| map = USA Pennsylvania
| map_caption = Location of Mount Minsi in Pennsylvania
| map_size = 240
| label_position = left
| coordinates = {{coord|40|57|33|N|75|07|48|W|type:mountain_region:US-PA_scale:100000_source:GNIS|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| range_coordinates =
| coordinates_ref = {{cite gnis |id=1181350 |name=Mount Minsi |entrydate=1979-08-02 |accessdate=2008-09-27}}
| topo = USGS 7½' Stroudsburg
| type = Sedimentary
| age = Silurian
| first_ascent =
| easiest_route = Appalachian Trail (hike)
}}
Mount Minsi forms the Pennsylvania side of the Delaware Water Gap, and is the eastern extent of the Blue Mountain. It is composed of sandstone and conglomerates of the Shawangunk Formation.{{cite book
|last=Thwaites
|first=Tom
|title=50 Hikes in Eastern Pennsylvania: From the Mason-Dixon Line to the Poconos and North Mountain
|orig-year=1977
|year=2003
|edition=Fourth
|publisher=Backcountry Guides
|location=Woodstock, Vermont
|isbn=0-88150-591-9
|pages=[https://archive.org/details/50hikesineastern0000thwa_f8c6/page/162 162–165]
|chapter=35. Mount Minsi
|url-access=registration
|url=https://archive.org/details/50hikesineastern0000thwa_f8c6/page/162
}}
Hiking
File:Appalachian Trail Blaze on the Hike to Mt. Minsi.jpg blaze on the hike to Mt. Minsi's summit]]
The easiest route to the summit of Minsi is by way of the Appalachian Trail, from the Lake Lenape trailhead near the town of Delaware Water Gap. The Mount Minsi fire road shares and parallels parts of the same route on the same northwest slopes. Both travel about {{convert|5|mi|km|0}} round trip, and gain {{Convert|1020|ft|m|-1}} of elevation.
Climbing
The band of exposed metaquartzite cliffs on east face of Minsi hold a number of traditional climbing routes. The earliest of these were put up in 1975, and established routes range from 5.0 to 5.12+. Winter can offer some mixed and ice climbing as well.{{cite book
|last1=Nick |first1=Paul
|first2=Neil | last2=Sloane
|title= Rock Climbing New Jersey: Including New York City Bouldering, the Delaware Water Gap, and Delaware State
|year=2000
|edition=Fourth
|publisher=Globe Pequot
|isbn=1-56044-790-7
}}
References
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External links
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- [https://www.poconomountains.com/listing/mount-minsi-appalachian-trail-hiking/6556/ Mount Minsi] at Pocono Mountains
{{Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area}}
{{Mountains of Pennsylvania}}
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Category:Climbing areas of the United States