| Delaware Water Gap | |
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 The Delaware Water Gap from Kittatinny (I-80 on the left) |
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| Elevation | |
| Location | New Jersey/Pennsylvania,  United States |
| Range | Blue Mountains/Kittatinny Ridge |
| Traversed by | Interstate 80 |
The Delaware Water Gap is on the border of New Jersey and Pennsylvania where the Delaware River traverses a large ridge of the Appalachian Mountains. Interstate 80 (I-80 is the second-longest Interstate Highway in the United States (after I-90) In topography a summit is a point on a surface which is higher in Elevation than all points immediately adjacent to New Jersey ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ( often colloquially referred to as PA (its abbreviation by natives and Northeasterners is a state located in the Northeastern The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A mountain range is a chain of Mountains bordered by highlands or separated from other mountains by passes or valleys Blue Mountain is a ridge that forms the eastern (southeastern edge of the Appalachian mountain range in the U The Kittatinny Mountains are a long ridge across northwestern New Jersey and eastern Pennsylvania. Interstate 80 (I-80 is the second-longest Interstate Highway in the United States (after I-90) New Jersey ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ( often colloquially referred to as PA (its abbreviation by natives and Northeasterners is a state located in the Northeastern The Delaware River is a river on the Atlantic coast of the United States. The Appalachian Mountains ( often called the Appalachians, are a vast system of mountains in eastern North America. A water gap is a geological formation where a river cuts through a mountain ridge. A water gap is an opening or notch which flowing water has carved through a Mountain range
The Delaware Water Gap is the site of the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, which is used primarily for recreational purposes, such as rafting, canoeing, swimming, fishing, hiking and rock climbing. Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, administered by the National Park Service, preserves almost 70000 acres (283 km² of land along the Delaware River Recreation or fun is the expenditure of time in a manner designed for therapeutic refreshment of one's Body or Mind. Rafting or whitewater rafting is a challenging recreational activity utilizing a Raft to navigate a River or other bodies of water Canoeing is the activity of paddling a Canoe for the purpose of recreation (also called a float trip Sport, or transportation. Swimming is the movement by humans or animals through Water, usually without artificial assistance For the computer security term see Phishing. Fishing is the activity of catching Fish. The word 'hiking' is understood in all English-speaking countries but there are differences in usage Rock climbing is a Sport in which participants climb up or across natural rock formations or man-made rock walls with the goal of reaching the With a fishing license, one can fish in the Delaware for carp, shad and other fish. Carp is a common name for various Freshwater Fish of the family Cyprinidae, a very large The shads or river herrings comprise the Genus Alosa, Fishes related to Herring in the family Clupeidae
Geography and boundaries
The ridge of the Appalachians that the Delaware crosses is called the Blue Mountains in Pennsylvania and the Kittatinny Ridge in New Jersey. Blue Mountain is a ridge that forms the eastern (southeastern edge of the Appalachian mountain range in the U The Kittatinny Mountains are a long ridge across northwestern New Jersey and eastern Pennsylvania. The New Jersey mountain is Mt. Tammany (located in Worthington State Forest); the Pennsylvania mountain is Mount Minsi. Mount Tammany is the southernmost peak of the Kittatinny Mountains in Warren County New Jersey. The summit of Tammany is 1200 ft (360 m) above the river. The Appalachian Trail threads the gap, and climbs the Kittatinies alongside Dunnfield Creek. The Appalachian National Scenic Trail, generally known as the Appalachian Trail or simply The A
The Worthington State Forest is to the immediate northeast on the New Jersey side of the river. 6421 acre (26 km² Worthington State Forest runs more than seven miles (10 km along the Kittatinny Ridge in Columbia, in Warren County, on the Interstate 80 passes through the gap on the New Jersey side via the Delaware Water Gap Toll Bridge, while the New Jersey Cut-Off mainline of the old Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad—now owned by the Pennsylvania Northeast Regional Rail Authority and operated by the Delaware-Lackawanna Railroad—passes through on the Pennsylvania side. Interstate 80 (I-80 is the second-longest Interstate Highway in the United States (after I-90) The Delaware Water Gap Toll Bridge (also known as the Interstate 80 Toll Bridge) is a toll bridge that carries Interstate 80 across the Delaware River The Lackawanna Cut-Off was a high-speed double-track railway line in the USA which was constructed by the Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad between The Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad Company ( DL&W or Lackawanna) was a Railroad connecting Pennsylvania 's Lackawanna Valley Pennsylvania Northeast Regional Rail Authority is a bi-county creation of both Lackawanna County Pennsylvania and Monroe County Pennsylvania to oversee the use of The Delaware-Lackawanna Railroad is a Class III railroad operating in Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania Route 611, which is adjacent to the railroad for most of way through the Gap, occupies the right-of-way of a former trolley line. Route description Philadelphia See also Broad Street (Philadelphia PA 611 is mostly Broad Street in Philadelphia, a major avenue A right-of-way is a strip of land that is granted – through an Easement or other mechanism – for Transportation purposes such as for a Rail line or Interstate 80 occupies the former right-of-way of the New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway. The New York Susquehanna and Western Railway ( NYS&W) also known as the Susie-Q, or simply the Susquehanna is a Class III American Freight
National Park Service
The Red Dot Trail provides a path to the top of the Kittatinny Ridge, which has views of the entire area. The Kittatinny Mountains are a long ridge across northwestern New Jersey and eastern Pennsylvania. This is roughly a one-hour hike, traversing over 600 vertical feet. The Gray Dot Trail is a very steep, climber's trail that goes from I-80 to the top of the gap along the top of the big wall.
Rock climbing is mostly done on the New Jersey side. Climbers can walk along the cement wall along I-80 until they pass the big wall on I-80 and then go up a path that follows the base of the big wall. The path is steep and fairly dangerous, with poison ivy in the spring and summer and occasionally falling rock. The wall is metaquartzite, with bands of shale from a half inch to four inches thick. Shale (also called mudstone) is a fine-grained Sedimentary rock whose original constituents were Clay minerals or Muds It is characterized by The sun shines on the wall from 10am to 3pm.
In the 1960s, a dam was planned upstream of the water gap at Tocks Island, but was never built, although the land for the proposed reservoir had already been purchased. Tocks Island, located upstream from Delaware Water Gap in the Delaware River was the controversial site of a dam proposed in the 1950s which would have created a The Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area was created from the land acquired for the planned reservoir. Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, administered by the National Park Service, preserves almost 70000 acres (283 km² of land along the Delaware River
Pahaquarra Boy Scout Camp was located on the Old Mine Road on the New Jersey side of the river. Scouting in New Jersey has a long history from the 1910s to the present day serving thousands of youth in programs that suit the environment in which they live Old Mine Road is a road in New Jersey and New York said by many to be the oldest continuously-used road in the United States of America. The camp served Boy Scouts from the George Washington Council. The Boy Scouts of America ( BSA) is the largest youth organization in the United States with over five million Scouting in New Jersey has a long history from the 1910s to the present day serving thousands of youth in programs that suit the environment in which they live Camp Weygadt was located at the base of Mount Tammany. Mount Tammany is the southernmost peak of the Kittatinny Mountains in Warren County New Jersey. It served Boy Scouts from the Delaware Valley Council. Scouting in Pennsylvania has a long and rich tradition from the 1910s to the present day serving thousands of youth in programs that suit the environment in which they live
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