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High Point, New Jersey
Prominence: 883 ft, 270 m
Elevation: 1803 feet, 550 meters
True Isolation: 23.74 mi, 38.2 km
Elevation Info:
NAVD88 Elevation
: 1802 ft / 550 m
Subpeaks
High Point-North Ridge
(1520 ft/463 m)
Latitude/Longitude (WGS84)
41° 19' 15'' N, 74° 39' 42'' W
41.320948, -74.661562 (Dec Deg)
528325 E 4574442 N, Zone 18 (UTM)
Country
United States
State/Province
New Jersey (Highest Point)
County/Second Level Region
Sussex (Highest Point)
City/Town
Montague
Wantage
Links
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Other Web Sites
High Point (New Jersey) at SummitPost.org
High Point at ListsOfJohn.com
Weather for High Point New Jersey at Mountain-Forecast.com
High Point at Summits on the Air (Amateur Radio)
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
Lists that contain High Point:
Contiguous 48 U.S. State High Points
(Rank #38)
U.S. State High Points
(Rank #40)
United States State/Territory High Points
(Rank #43)
Most Prominent Peaks of the U.S. States
(Rank #37)
EPIC List - States of the USA
(Rank #63)
Most Isolated Peaks of the U.S. States
(Rank #49)
Combined USA-Canada-Mexico State/Province High Points
(Rank #80)
U.S. State Park High Points
(Rank #34)
CoHP High Five List
(Rank #191)
High Points of Counties Crossed by the Appalachian Trail
(Rank #75)
USA Lower 48 Range5 High Points
(Rank #589)
Northeastern USA CoHPs
(Rank #157)
New Jersey County High Points
(Rank #1)
Mid-Atlantic CoHPs
(Rank #90)
High Points of Counties in 13 Original States
(Rank #204)
New Jersey 1000-foot Peaks
(Rank #1)
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 successful ascents logged by registered Peakbagger.com users:
1004
Show all viewable ascents/attempts
(Total: 909)
Selected Trip Reports from this site:
2001-05-23 by Scott Surgent
2007-08-26 by Ben Lostracco
2009-01-31 by James Barlow
2010-09-05 by Michael Wanberg
2012-04-13 by Alan Barber
2012-07-03 by Mike Holland (GPS Track)
2012-08-10 by William Musser
2013-07-14 by Peter Stone
2013-11-09 by Ryan Turner (GPS Track)
2014-02-17 by David White
2015-01-10 by Chris Calabrese
2015-11-28 by Brian Raymond (GPS Track)
2015-12-19 by Raven Matherne (GPS Track)
2016-01-31 by Ruud van den Boom (GPS Track)
2016-06-19 by Morris Zwick
2016-06-22 by Spencer Corcoran
2016-07-22 by Eric Lombardo (GPS Track)
2016-10-06 by Jason Vogler
2016-10-23 by Mark Koschwitz
2016-12-12 by Arthur Caverly (GPS Track)
2017-05-22 by David Odenwalder
2017-07-30 by Eleanor Conwell
2018-04-28 by Stephen Phillips (GPS Track)
2018-05-15 by Mike Black (GPS Track)
2018-06-08 by Bill Campbell (GPS Track)
2018-06-22 by Lori S
2018-08-10 by Joseph Hirniak
2019-06-10 by Gustav Sexauer
2019-06-16 by Eric Davidson
2019-10-12 by Josh Super
2020-08-26 by Justin Ewing (GPS Track)
Nearby Peak Searches:
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Elevation Ladder from High Point
Prominence Ladder from High Point
High Point NJ (2014-07-04). Photo by
Ronald Land
.
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Prominence
Key Col Page
(Detailed prominence information)
Clean Prominence
: 883 ft/270 m
Optimistic Prominence
: 903 ft/276 m
Line Parent
:
Sams Point Summit
Key Col
: 920 ft/280 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)
Topo Map
Port Jervis South O41074c6 1:24,000
Route #1
Paved Road
Data Source
1:25,000 (or larger) Topographic Survey Map
Dynamic Map
High Point
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Other Photos
If the monument is open, you can climb to the top (2016-05-30). Photo by
Scott Slayton
.
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Drive Up (2014-05-27). Photo by
Michael Vecchiarelli
.
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It was a touch breezy at the top.... (2016-10-23). Photo by
Mark Koschwitz
.
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The Garden State (2016-09-24). Photo by
Kelli Allstot
.
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Looking north towards NY along the glacial striations of High Point's summit (famous summit obelisk is to my back). (2018-08-10). Photo by
Joseph Hirniak
.
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Stairs going up the inside of the tower (2019-06-09). Photo by
John Kriz
.
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