Talk:Old Rag Mountain

Section: The Dog
Does this really belong in an encyclopedia article? Sure, it's kind of cute, but seriously...an actual encyclopedia article would at least give the dog's name. Paulburnett (talk) 04:37, 21 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Agreed. There's not even a cute newspaper article or something to use as a source.  It's written more like a folksy story than an encylcopedia.  Way too subjective, I say nix it.
 * -LogisticEarth (talk) 19:26, 5 January 2010 (UTC)

Elevation
3,291 or 3,284 feet? The article says both, but it can only be one or the other. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.82.34.123 (talk) 03:04, 11 June 2011 (UTC)

Parking Confusion in Recreation Section
The recreation section mentions 3 parking areas: at the beginning of the paragraph a lot located at the end of "County Route 601" is mentioned, later it is noted that the "Old Rag" parking area was closed in 2010 and that the only parking is now at "the lower field parking area". Is the lot at the end of County Route 601 the same as the lower field lot? Or is it same lot as the now closed Old Rag lot?

If the Route 601 lot is the same as the still open lower field lot, I suggest that just after the sentence that currently mentions the Route 601 parking area at the beginning of the paragraph something like this is added. "As of 2012 this lower lot at the end of Route 601 is the closest to the trailhead. The Old Rag parking lot located a half mile closer was closed in 2010." (or closed in 2010 due to....?.) If the Route 601 is instead the same as the now closed Old Rag lot, similar clarifying changes should be made. First give the location of the lower field lot at the beginning of the paragraph then note the closure of the Old Rag lot in the next sentence. In either case, the portion should be removed that currently reads, "The Fire Road then descends 2.5 miles (4.0 km) to the Old Rag parking area . This pleasantly convenient parking area was closed in 2010. All parking is now limited to the lower field parking area adding a half mile walk on asphalt." In addition to being confusing, the excessive adjectives in this portion are opinion and do not belong in an encyclopedia.

I can't make these changes without knowing which lot is being referred to at the end of route 601. If anyone is familiar with this area, please reply or clarify this section. Also, I came to this article looking for information on a natural staircase formation located on Old Rag Mountain (other wiki articles direct here for information on this natural formation). If anyone has any information or pictures this would be a great addition to this article. Swhitt21 (talk) 19:07, 9 July 2012 (UTC)

Parking lot is on 600, not 601
Like the subject says, it's on Route 600 not 601! The road is called Nethers Rd, which takes you to the lower parking lot. The old Upper parking is closed to public. PATC is building a middle parking lot, when it's done; the lower lot will be closed.The backside parking lot is called Berry Hollow Parking lot which is by Whiteoak Canyon. Also the summit is 3,291' not 3,284' which displays on the SNP Map.