New York - New Jersey Highlands
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The New York - New Jersey Highlands is a geological formation composed primarily of precambrian igneous and metamorphic rock running from the Delaware River near Musconetcong Mountain, northeast through the Skylands Region of New Jersey along the Bearfort Ridge and the Ramapo Mountains, Sterling Forest, Harriman and Bear Mountain State Parks in New York, to the Hudson River at Storm King Mountain. The northern region is also known as the Hudson Highlands and the southern as the Jersey Highlands. A broader definition would extend the region west to Reading, Pennsylvania, and east to the Housatonic River in Connecticut.
See also
- Ringwood State Park
- Wawayanda State Park
- Worthington State Forest
- Ramapo Mountain State Forest
- Ramapo Reservation
- Sterling Forest State Park
- Bear Mountain State Park
- Harriman State Park
- Storm King State Park
- Hudson Highlands State Park
External links
- [USGS - The Highlands Province]
- [New York/New Jersey Trail Conference - The Highlands Trail]
- [U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Habitats of the New York - New Jersey Highlands]
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