High Point, New Jersey

Subpeaks	High Point - North Ridge (1520 ft/463 m)
Elevation Info	Summit: 1803 feet (NAVD88 Vertical Datum) Source/Method: Lidar     Lidar Data Set Info
Latitude/Longitude (WGS84)	41.32097, -74.66155 (Dec Deg) 41° 19' 15'' N, 74° 39' 42'' W (DMS) 528326 E, 4574444 N, Zone 18 (UTM)
Map Source	US Geological Survey (1:24,000)     Sheet: Port Jervis South (O41074c6)
Country	United States
State/Province	New Jersey (Highest Point)
County/Second Level Region	Sussex (Highest Point)
City/Town	Montague Wantage
Links Search Engines - search the web for "High Point":      Wikipedia Search      Microsoft Bing Search      Google Search      Yahoo Search Other Web Sites      High Point (New Jersey) at SummitPost      High Point at ListsOfJohn      High Point New Jersey at Mountain-Forecast.com      High Point at Summits on the Air (Amateur Radio)      High point at Hikr.org      High Point at USGS-GNIS      CoHP.org Trip Report for Sussex, NJ by Dan Case      CoHP.org Trip Report for Sussex, NJ by David Orsheski      CoHP.org Trip Report for Sussex, NJ by Dan Case      CoHP.org Trip Report for Sussex, NJ by Tom Harper      CoHP.org Trip Report for Sussex, NJ by Don Desrosiers Weather and Snow      National Weather Service Forecast      NOAA Snow Depth Map Selected Guidebook(s) for this Peak:        Fifty State Summits, Guide with Maps to State Highpoints (Zumwalt)        Highpoints of the United States: A Guide to the Fifty State Summits (Holmes)        Highpoint Adventures: The Complete Guide to the 50 State Highpoints (Winger)
Ascent Info Total ascents/attempts logged by registered Peakbagger.com users: 1355      Show all viewable ascents/attempts (Total: 1232) Selected Trip Reports - Click on linked Date for full report: Date Climber Type GPS TR Words Link 2023-12-17 Barlow, Stan TR-51 2023-09-02 Pace, Vincent youtube.com 2022-07-23 Rossman, Jason TR-286 2022-01-02 Chesler, Archie TR-828 2019-07-24 Jefferson, Lane TR-114 2019-06-10 Sexauer, Gustav TR-320 2019-06-09 Kriz, John TR-19 2018-08-10 H, Joseph TR-223 2018-06-22 S, Lori TR-375 2018-06-08 Campbell, Jake TR-96 2017-07-30 Conwell, Eleanor TR-259 2017-07-17 Maurer, Matthew TR-16 2017-06-21 Kelliher, Mat TR-86 2017-05-22 Odenwalder, David TR-620 2016-12-26 Fishman, Brandon TR-36 2016-10-06 Vogler, Jason TR-303 2016-08-19 Dunham, Dave TR-14 2016-06-22 Corcoran, Spencer TR-325 2015-11-28 Raymond, Brian 2015-11-21 Blume, Walter TR-45 2015-01-10 Calabrese, Chris TR-277 2013-09-12 Rada, Gregory TR-30 summitall.wordpress.com 2013-07-14 Stone, Peter TR-202 state.nj.us 2012-08-10 Musser, William 🎵 TR-353 2012-07-03 Holland, Mike 2012-04-13 Barber, Alan TR-664 2010-09-05 Wanberg, Michael TR-118 state.nj.us 2009-01-31 Barlow, James TR-128 flickr.com 2007-08-26 Lostracco, Ben TR-286 2001-05-23 Surgent, Scott TR-321
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High Point NJ (2014-07-04). Photo by Ronald Land. Click here for larger-size photo.
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Prominence	Key Col Page  (Detailed prominence information)   Clean Prominence: 901 ft/275 m   Optimistic Prominence: 901 ft/275 m   Line Parent: Sams Point Summit   Key Col: Otisville, NY    902 ft/275 m
Isolation	Isolation Page  (Detailed isolation information)    Distance: 23.74 mi/38.2 km    Isolation Limit Point: 41.31258, -75.117665 Nearest Higher Neighbor in the PBC database:     Low Knob  (W)
Ranges	Continent: North America Range2: Appalachian Mountains Range3: Appalachian Ridges Range4: Northern Appalachian Ridges Range5: Kittatiny Mountain (Highest Point)
Drainage Basins	Rondout Hudson New York Harbor Atlantic-Eastern USA Atlantic Ocean Delaware Delaware Bay Atlantic-Eastern USA Atlantic Ocean
Ownership	Land: High Point State Park (Highest Point)
Route #1	Paved Road
Data Source	GPS Reading or LIDAR
Dynamic Map  High Point   ( Key Col)    Other Peaks Click Here for a Full Screen Map

Other Photos

If the monument is open, you can climb to the top (2016-05-30). Photo by Scott Slayton. Click here for larger-size photo.

Drive Up (2014-05-27). Photo by Michael Vecchiarelli. Click here for larger-size photo.

It was a touch breezy at the top.... (2016-10-23). Photo by Mark Koschwitz. Click here for larger-size photo.

The Garden State (2016-09-24). Photo by Kelli Allstot. Click here for larger-size photo.

Stairs going up the inside of the tower (2019-06-09). Photo by John Kriz. Click here for larger-size photo.

High Point summit view, 2021-06-18. (2021-06-18). Photo by Ryan Palmer. Click here for larger-size photo.

Ascent of High Point, NJ via Appalachian Trail from the Visitor Ctr, 6-17-22 (2022-06-17). Photo by Jason Crane. Click here for larger-size photo.

Looking toward NY along the glacial striations of High Point's summit (obelisk to my back). (2018-08-10). Photo by Joseph H. Click here for larger-size photo.

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