My playing experience of his "monsters" is limited to Crag Burn, particularly the exposed back 9 when the wind is up, and Wilmington CC (South), a 1960 design. The latter has the hallmark large greens with distinct segments or quadrants, big bunkers, and some approaches over water. It lies on beautiful, rolling land next to the Wintertur Estate in Delaware hunt country. Playing conditions are excellent and the fast greens dictate that approaches land in the same section of the green as the pin, otherwise 3-putts are instantly on the table. Have not been back since a Keith Foster renovation.
Seven Oaks at Colgate Univ could be a "monster" from the back tees on a windy day. All of its green complexes are elevated, calling for more club, tend to be large and segmented, and are surrounded by large bunkers. As previously noted, the lack of fairway bunkering makes it rather dull, strategically, but it is in a very nice setting and attractively priced. A college student bound for a career other than the PGA Tour could hardly ask for more.
Midvale is on interesting ground with some significantly elevated tees and greens. It feels more like a Ross course than what one thinks of when hearing RTJ's name. It ends both 9's with par-3s. It has some tight areas that require sound course management, I can't help thinking it could be far more interesting with better mowing patterns and the obligatory tree removal, but such is life in a competitive golf market.
Bristol Harbour is an outlying upscale public option in the saturated public golf market around Rochester. It is on a hill overlooking the south end of one of the Finger Lakes and has, as Tom mentions, distinct 9s, on in the woods and the other wide open. It opened around '72 and was reputedly designed by Rees while working under his father's name. It has the airstrip tee boxes and large fairway bunkers that look obviously built rather than found. On a handful of holes, an angle of advantage can be gained with placement of the tee shot, but more often the call is avoid bunkers and the woods. It is not a long course (6700 from the tips) and 3 of the par 5's can be reached in 2 which makes the course more sporty than monster. What separates BH apart are its greens. They have great variety and much more interesting internal counters than most public courses and the typical quadrants of an RTJ course. They offer 4 hours of fun and consternation. Though typically in good conditions, if they were allowed to run at private club speeds, they would be a blast, though for most, unplayable. As Tom mentions, there is some elevation, primarily coming at the signature 14th hole which doglegs left at the landing zone then plunges 150 feet or so to the green. The climb back up comes more gradually at 16 and 17. The best hole may be the par 3 15th played over a gorge to a bunkerless green site. The course remains largely intact from its original construction, though current owners removed a pond on the left of the par 3 2nd and moved the bunkering to the outside of the dogleg on the 14th to better protect encroaching residences. Many years ago a pond was introduced left of the par-5 4th, replacing bunkers. It is a good, but manageable walk, but "hiking" would be better reserved for the Sugarbush VT course of RTJ where I have actually seen players wearing hiking boots, and Green Lakes outside Syracuse. The views of the surrounding hills and lake could move the musically-inclined sing, but with those greens, not all in the group will be harmonizing.