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Kittatinny Valley as seen from Kittatinny Mountain in Walpack Township, New Jersey. The Kittatinny Valley is in northern New Jersey. The western side of the valley goes from the New York state line, east of High Point, and runs southwest along the base of the eastern slope of Kittatinny Mountains to the terminal moraine created by the Wisconsin Glacier just north of Columbia on the New Jersey ...
Kittatinny Mountain cross section. The name Kittatinny comes from a Lenape Native American word meaning "endless hill" or "great mountain". [1] The highest peak in the range is High Point at 1,803 feet (550 m), which is also the highest point in the state of New Jersey. This peak is located in High Point state park and has a road leading to the ...
Kittatinny Valley State Park is located in Andover Township and extends into Andover. Features include Glacial lakes, limestone outcroppings, former railroads, and a small airport. Lake Aeroflex and Gardner's Pond form part of the headwaters of the Pequest River and are excellent for fishing and boating. The park is home to a variety of ...
"The Gap" as seen from the Delaware River Viaduct. The namesake feature of the recreation area is the prominent Delaware Water Gap, located at the area's southern end.The Delaware River runs through the gap, separating Pennsylvania's Mount Minsi on Blue Mountain, elevation 1,461 feet (445 m), from New Jersey's Mount Tammany on Kittatinny Mountain, elevation 1,527 feet (465 m).
Stokes State Forest is a state park located in Sandyston, Montague and Frankford in Sussex County, New Jersey, United States.Stokes comprises 16,447 acres (66.56 km 2) of mountainous woods in the Kittatinny Mountains, extending from the southern boundary of High Point State Park southwestward to the eastern boundary of the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area.
Besides being the highest peak in New Jersey, High Point is also the highest peak of the Kittatinny Mountains. Three states – New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania – can be seen from the summit. At the peak is the High Point Monument, a 220-foot (67 m) obelisk, built in 1930 as a war memorial.
The Kittatinny Valley lies to the east of Kittatinny Mountain and ends with the Highlands in the east. It is largely a region of rolling hills and flat valley floors. Elevations in this valley range from 400 to 1,000 feet. [51]: p.3 It is part of the Great Appalachian Valley running from eastern Canada to northern Alabama.
Kittatinny Mountain, a long ridge traversing northwestern New Jersey; Kittatinny Regional High School, in Sussex County; Kittatinny Valley, lies east of the Kittatinny Mountain in western Sussex County; Kittatinny Valley State Park, near Andover; In Pennsylvania. Kittatinny Mountain Tunnel, part of the Pennsylvania Turnpike