Allamuchy Mountain is a mountain in
Sussex and
Warren
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Counties,
New Jersey
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. The major peak rises to , and is located in
Byram Township. The mountain also covers portions of
Allamuchy Township in Warren County and
Green Township in Sussex County. It overlooks the
Musconetcong River
The Musconetcong River is a tributary of the Delaware River in northwestern New Jersey in the United States.U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed April 1, 2011 It flows through ...
to the southeast, and forms part of the divide between that river and the
Pequest to the northwest. It is part of the
New York–New Jersey Highlands of the
Reading Prong The Reading Prong is a physiographic subprovince of the New England Uplands section of the New England province of the Appalachian Highlands. The prong consists of mountains made up of crystalline metamorphic rock.
Location
The Reading Prong st ...
.
Allamuchy Mountain State Park
Allamuchy Mountain State Park is located in Allamuchy Township and Byram Township in the Allamuchy Mountain region of New Jersey. The park is operated and maintained by the New Jersey Division of Parks and Forestry. There are more than of u ...
covers portions of the mountain.
History
An 1834 description read,
References
Mountains of Sussex County, New Jersey
Mountains of Warren County, New Jersey
Mountains of New Jersey
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