Pohatcong Mountain
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Pohatcong Mountain is a ridge, approximately 6 mi (10 km) long, in the Appalachian Mountains
of northwestern New Jersey
in the United States
. It extends from west Phillipsburg
northeast approximately to Allamuchy Township, NJ. The ridge continues on north past Washington as Upper Pohatcong Mountain
. The term "Pohatcong Mountain" is sometimes taken to include both mountains. The ridge is approximately 800 ft (244 m) high along much of its length.
The mountain divides the watersheds of Pohatcong Creek
on its northwestern flank and the Musconetcong River
on its southeastern flank.
Appalachian Mountains
The Appalachian Mountains #Whether the stressed vowel is or ,#Whether the "ch" is pronounced as a fricative or an affricate , and#Whether the final vowel is the monophthong or the diphthong .), often called the Appalachians, are a system of mountains in eastern North America. The Appalachians...
of northwestern New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It extends from west Phillipsburg
Phillipsburg, New Jersey
Phillipsburg, known locally as P'burg, is a town in Warren County, New Jersey, in the United States. As of 2010 United States Census, the town's population was 14,950....
northeast approximately to Allamuchy Township, NJ. The ridge continues on north past Washington as Upper Pohatcong Mountain
Upper Pohatcong Mountain
Upper Pohatcong Mountain is a ridge in the Appalachian Mountains of northwestern New Jersey in the United States. It is located in eastern Warren County, and extends northeast of Washington approximately 6 mi to the vicinity of Hackettstown...
. The term "Pohatcong Mountain" is sometimes taken to include both mountains. The ridge is approximately 800 ft (244 m) high along much of its length.
The mountain divides the watersheds of Pohatcong Creek
Pohatcong Creek
Pohatcong Creek is a tributary of the Delaware River in northwestern New Jersey in the United States.It rises in the mountains of eastern Warren County, west of Hackettstown. It flows southwest, in a valley along the northwestern side of the Pohatcong Mountain ridge, which separates its watershed...
on its northwestern flank and the Musconetcong River
Musconetcong River
The Musconetcong River is a tributary of the Delaware River in northwestern New Jersey in the United States. It flows through the rural mountainous country of northwestern New Jersey. Part of it is a National Wild and Scenic River....
on its southeastern flank.