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High Point State Park

Sussex County, US

High Point State Park

High Point State Park is a state park straddling the border of Wantage Township and Montague Township in Sussex County, within the Skylands Region of northwestern New Jersey, United States, near the border with New York State and Pennsylvania. The park covers 15,413 acres (62.37 km2). Part of the Ki

ttatinny Mountains, the highest point in the state of New Jersey, the aptly named High Point, sits in the northern reaches of the park, at elevation 1,803 feet (550 m). Route 23 skirts the park and provides access for visitors from the New Jersey suburbs and from points in New York. The park is administered by the New Jersey Division of Parks and Forestry. As of the 2023 season, entrance to the park is free. Seasonal regulations for the park's northern trail system require visitors to obtain a specific trail pass from December 1 through April 1 when the Cross-Country Ski Center is operational, though the Appalachian Trail remains exempt for foot travel. High Point Monument, built at the summit, offers views of farmland and forest, hills and valleys in three states, out to the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, where the Delaware River separates the ridges of New Jersey from those...

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