Marble Mountain (New Jersey)

Marble Mountain
Highest point
Elevation 771 ft (235 m)  NGVD 29[1]
Coordinates 40°43′51″N 75°09′40″W / 40.7309317°N 75.1610090°W / 40.7309317; -75.1610090Coordinates: 40°43′51″N 75°09′40″W / 40.7309317°N 75.1610090°W / 40.7309317; -75.1610090[2] 
Geography
Location Warren County, New Jersey, U.S.
Topo map USGS Easton
Climbing
Easiest route Hiking

Marble Mountain is a mountain in Warren County, New Jersey. The summit rises to 771 feet (235 m), and is located in Harmony and Lopatcong Townships, overlooking the Delaware River; along with Chestnut Hill on the Pennsylvania side, Marble Mountain forms Weygadt Gap or the Little Water Gap.[3]

It is part of the New York–New Jersey Highlands of the Appalachian Mountains, although somewhat isolated to the west of the main body of the Highlands.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Verified elevation from USGS topographic map Easton
  2. ↑ "Marble Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2014-04-06.
  3. ↑ A Paddler's Guide to the Delaware River: Kayaking, Canoeing, Rafting, Tubing; Gary Letcher; Rutgers University Press; New Brunswick, NJ; 2002; p 137
  4. ↑ Dalton, Richard (2003). "Physiographic Provinces of New Jersey" (PDF). New Jersey Geological Survey Information Circular. NJDEP.
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