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NEW YORK-NEW JERSEY HIGHLANDS

map highlighting the region

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.
In New Jersey, the region's watershed is protected by the Highlands Water Protection and Planning Act.

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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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