Campgaw Mountain Reservation
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Campgaw Mountain Reservation is a 1351 acre (5.5 km²) county park of Bergen County, New Jersey. It is located mostly within Mahwah, but includes some areas of Oakland and Franklin Lakes. The park includes a ski area and the peak of Campgaw Mountain at a 750 foot (229 meter) elevation.
To the east of the park is Interstate 287. To the west of the park is U.S. Highway 202 and the Ramapo River.
In 1955, the U.S. Army created a Nike Missile station there for the defense of the New York Metropolitan Area from strategic bombers. In 1959, the site was upgraded to house Nike-Hercules Missiles with increased range, speed and payload characteristics. The missile site closed in June 1971.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ Donald E. Bender. Cold War at Campgaw Mountain: Mike Missile Battery NY-93/94. Bergen County Historical Society. Retrieved on December 27, 2006.
[edit] External links
- Bergen County Parks: Campgaw Mountain Reservation
- Campgaw Mountain Ski Area
- Topographic map
- Maps and aerial photos
- Street map from Google Maps, or Yahoo! Maps, or Windows Live Local
- Satellite image from Google Maps, Windows Live Local, WikiMapia
- Topographic map from TopoZone
- Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA