| High Point | |
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 High Point Monument and Lake Marcia | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,804 ft (550 m) NAVD 88[1] |
| Prominence | 883 ft (269 m)[1] |
| Listing | U.S. state high point 40th |
| Coordinates | 41°19′15″N74°39′42″W / 41.32095°N 74.66155°W /41.32095; -74.66155[2] |
| Geography | |
  High Point | |
| Parent range | Kittatinny Mountains,Appalachians |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | A paved 2-lane roadway ascends directly to the summit |
High Point is amountain peak withinHigh Point State Park on the border ofWantage Township andMontague Township,Sussex County in the U.S. state ofNew Jersey. Located in the portion of the state known as theSkylands, it is the highest elevation in the state, with a peak elevation of 1,803 feet (550 m). The closest city isPort Jervis, New York, which lies to the northwest. Besides being the highest peak in New Jersey, High Point is also the highest peak of theKittatinny Mountains. Three states – New Jersey, New York, andPennsylvania – 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 mountain is in the 14,193 acres (57.44 km2) High Point State Park.Route 23 skirts the park and carries visitors from the New Jersey suburbs and from points in New York State. The park is administered by theNew Jersey Division of Parks and Forestry.
As of the 2023 season, park entry was free.[3]
The land for High Point State Park, donated by ColonelAnthony R. and Susie Dryden Kuser ofBernardsville, New Jersey, was dedicated as a park in 1923. The pleasant landscaping was designed by theOlmsted Brothers of Boston, a prominent landscape architectural firm run by the sons ofCentral Park designerFrederick Law Olmsted.
To the south theAppalachian Trail follows a rocky ridge which offers many scenic views of the valleys and mountains surrounding the area. To the north, the trail drops off the ridge through hemlock gorges into former agricultural fields with a view of the surrounding countryside and the High Point Monument in the distance.
During the winter, portions of the parks trails are used forcross-country skiing.[4]
The Monument on High Point was built by Kuser to honor war veterans. Master mason Michael Maddaluna began construction of the 220-foot (67 m) tower – which has a base which is 34 feet square – in 1928 and completed it in 1930. The outside is made of New Hampshire granite and also Shawangunk quartz. There are four small windows through which observers have a view of the ridges of thePocono Mountains toward the west, theCatskill Mountains to the north and theWallkill River Valley in the southeast. The Monument is anobelisk monument similar to other war monuments, such as the one onBunker Hill inMassachusetts. The Monument has 291 steps from the base to the highest viewing platform.
Plans were made to close the park as of July 1, 2008, under Gov.Jon Corzine's budget plan for 2009. Veterans groups, who have held an annual memorial at the site, expressed their opposition to the proposal, which was ultimately removed from the final budget.[5]
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