The Kittatinny Mountains are a long ridge across northwestern New Jersey and eastern Pennsylvania. 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 name comes from a Lenape Native American word meaning "endless hill" or "great mountain". The shannon (later named Delaware Indians by Europeans were in the 17th century organized bands of Native American peoples with shared cultural and linguistic Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples from the regions of North America now encompassed by the continental United States [1] The highest peak in the range is High Point at 1,803 feet (550 meters), which is also the highest point in the state of New Jersey. High Point is the name of several places in the United States High Point North Carolina High Point University, located there A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International The second highest mountain is Sunrise Mountain, located within Stokes State Forest. Stokes State Forest is a State park located partly in Sandyston Township, in Sussex County, New Jersey, United States. The Delaware River flanks the ridge for much of its distance, finally cutting across the ridge at the Delaware Water Gap just south of Mount Tammany. The Delaware River is a river on the Atlantic coast of the United States. The Delaware Water Gap is on the border of New Jersey and Pennsylvania where the Delaware River traverses a large ridge of the Appalachian Mount Tammany is the southernmost peak of the Kittatinny Mountains in Warren County New Jersey.
The Kittatinnies are part of the Ridge and Valley province of the Appalachian Mountains. The Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians, also called the Ridge and Valley Province or the Valley and Ridge Appalachians, are a physiographic province of The Appalachian Mountains ( often called the Appalachians, are a vast system of mountains in eastern North America. In Pennsylvania, the ridge forming the Kittatinnies becomes known as Blue Mountain and runs southwest for 150 miles, nearly to Maryland. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ( often colloquially referred to as PA (its abbreviation by natives and Northeasterners is a state located in the Northeastern Blue Mountain is a ridge that forms the eastern (southeastern edge of the Appalachian mountain range in the U In Franklin County, PA, however, a parallel ridge to Blue Mountain is named "Kittatinny Mountain"; the Pennsylvania Turnpike tunnels through both ridges, with the western tunnel named "Kittatinny Mountain" and the eastern one, "Blue Mountain. Franklin County is a County located in South Central Pennsylvania. The Pennsylvania Turnpike is a toll highway system operated by the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission in the state of Pennsylvania, United States. A tunnel is an underground passageway The definition of what constitutes a tunnel is not universally agreed upon The Blue Mountain Tunnel is one of two tunnels through Blue Mountain in Pennsylvania, located in Newburg. " To the north in New York, the ridge is known as the Shawangunk Mountains. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous The Shawangunk Ridge (also known as the Shawangunk Mountains, or The Gunks; pronounced by some locals as "SHONG-gum" (/ˈʃɑŋgʌm/ is a ridge of mountains These mountains mark the northern and western edge of the Great Appalachian Valley. The Great Valley, also called the Great Appalachian Valley or Great Valley Region, is one of the major landform features of eastern North America.
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- ^ What's in a name, Spanning the Gap newsletter of the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, Summer 1984
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The New York Bight is a large gulf on the Atlantic Ocean along the coast of North America in the northeastern United States. The Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians, also called the Ridge and Valley Province or the Valley and Ridge Appalachians, are a physiographic province of The Allegheny Plateau is a large Dissected plateau area in western and central New York, northern and western Pennsylvania, northern West Virginia The Catskill Mountains (also known as simply the Catskills) a natural area in New York State northwest of New York City and southwest of Albany Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, administered by the National Park Service, preserves almost 70000 acres (283 km² of land along the Delaware RiverDapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic