Pietricica Mountain, a solitary peak that characterizes the entire area of the city, is a huge geological relic, a remnant of a folded and overturned fold dating back to the Paleogene flysch, accumulating all the formations specific to this region, including Oligocene layers with rich fossil deposits. Its maximum altitude is 590m.

"... Pietricica Peak, this imposing rock massif which, according to some, gave its name to the settlement where we are now. Pietricica does not really invite the locals or strangers to visit it, because of its steep slopes, barren rocks, and lack of greenery—as it appears to those who look at it from the city." 

described writer Victor Nămolaru in his book "A Short Tourist Guide to Piatra-Neamț," published in 1969, at a time when vegetation was quite scarce. However, things have changed since then!

The same author continues: "Tourists who still want to get to know it better and visit it have nothing to regret. The panorama that opens up before your eyes includes, from the top, the imposing creation of nature—Mount Ceahlău, the Bistrița Valley, the surrounding hills, stretching far into the plain. We would like to point out to visitors that on the Bistrița side of the hill there is a small cave – Chilia Călugărului (Monk's Cell) – as well as Gropii lui Ștefan cel Mare (Stephen the Great's Pit), from where the great voivode's messengers would signal the approach of danger by lighting fires."