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High Point
Obelisk on High Point, Kittatinny Mountain, with Lake Marcia in the foreground, in High Point State Park, northwestern New Jersey.
High Point
peak, New Jersey, United States
High Point, highest peak (1,803 feet [550 metres]) in New Jersey, U.S. It is located near the border with New York state on Kittatinny Mountain, a long ridge along the northwestern edge of the state that is part of the Appalachian Mountains. The peak is the focus of High Point State Park, where it is marked with a 220-foot- (67-metre-) high obelisk erected in 1930 in honour of war veterans. The Appalachian National Scenic Trail passes through the park near the High Point summit.
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