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The Mount Tammany Fire Road is an unpaved road on the eastern ridgeline of
"Worthington State Forest Map"
an
"Worthington State Forest Trail Map"
Retrieved October 24, 2015. There are three helispots along the fire road used by the Forest Fire Service. The Mount Tammany Fire Road was constructed as a dozer line created after the 1976 Dunnfield Creek fire on Kittatinny Mountain which consumed over of forests from April 18 to April 22, 1976. Today, the road is often used as part of a loop with the
"Mt. Tammany Loop"
Retrieved October 24, 2015. The Mount Tammany Fire Road connects with the Blue Dot Trail, Red Dot Trail, Turquoise and Taylor Trails on
* southern terminus: (Mount Tammany)
* Helispot 1:
* Helispot 2:
* Helispot 3:
* northern terminus: (Upper Yards Creek Reservoir)
New Jersey Forest Fire Service
New Jersey Division of Parks and Forestry
{{Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area New Jersey Forest Fire Service Wildfire prevention Wildfire suppression facilities
The Mount Tammany Fire Road is an unpaved road on the eastern ridgeline of Kittatinny Mountain
Kittatinny Mountain (Lenape: Kitahtëne) is a long ridge traversing primarily across Sussex County in northwestern New Jersey, running in a northeast-southwest axis, a continuation across the Delaware Water Gap of Pennsylvania's Blue Mountain ...
from Upper Yards Creek Reservoir
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to Mount Tammany
Mount Tammany is the southernmost peak of the Kittatinny Mountains, in Knowlton Township, Warren County, New Jersey, United States. It is tall, and forms the east side of the Delaware Water Gap. Across the Gap is Mount Minsi, on the Pennsylvani ...
, the prominence on the New Jersey side of the Delaware Water Gap
Delaware Water Gap is a water gap on the border of the U.S. states of New Jersey and Pennsylvania where the Delaware River cuts through a large ridge of the Appalachian Mountains.
The gap makes up the southern portion of the Delaware Water Gap N ...
. The fire road, located within Worthington State Forest
Worthington State Forest is a state forest located in Warren County, New Jersey within the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, just north of the water gap in the Skylands Region of the state. It covers an area of and stretches for mor ...
, is maintained as a firebreak
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and access road
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for wildfire suppression
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efforts by the New Jersey Forest Fire Service
The New Jersey Forest Fire Service (NJFFS) is an Government agency, agency within the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. Founded in 1906 with a focus on Wildfire suppression, wildland fire suppression and fire protection, the Fores ...
.New Jersey Division of Parks and Forestry"Worthington State Forest Map"
an
"Worthington State Forest Trail Map"
Retrieved October 24, 2015. There are three helispots along the fire road used by the Forest Fire Service. The Mount Tammany Fire Road was constructed as a dozer line created after the 1976 Dunnfield Creek fire on Kittatinny Mountain which consumed over of forests from April 18 to April 22, 1976. Today, the road is often used as part of a loop with the
Appalachian Trail
The Appalachian Trail (also called the A.T.), is a hiking trail in the Eastern United States, extending almost between Springer Mountain in Georgia and Mount Katahdin in Maine, and passing through 14 states.Gailey, Chris (2006)"Appalachian Tr ...
, Sunfish Pond Fire Road, Dunnfield Creek trail and other trails by hikers visiting the Delaware Water Gap.AllTrails.com (National Geographic blog)"Mt. Tammany Loop"
Retrieved October 24, 2015. The Mount Tammany Fire Road connects with the Blue Dot Trail, Red Dot Trail, Turquoise and Taylor Trails on
Mount Tammany
Mount Tammany is the southernmost peak of the Kittatinny Mountains, in Knowlton Township, Warren County, New Jersey, United States. It is tall, and forms the east side of the Delaware Water Gap. Across the Gap is Mount Minsi, on the Pennsylvani ...
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Locations
* southern terminus: (Mount Tammany)
* Helispot 1:
* Helispot 2:
* Helispot 3:
* northern terminus: (Upper Yards Creek Reservoir)
References
External links
New Jersey Forest Fire Service
New Jersey Division of Parks and Forestry
{{Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area New Jersey Forest Fire Service Wildfire prevention Wildfire suppression facilities