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Volcanism of New Jersey: Watchung Mountains, Sourland Mountain, Goffle Hill, Campgaw Mountain, Cushetunk Mountain, Watchung Outlier
Paperback. Books LLC 2010-05-23.
ISBN 9781156722619
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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Watchung Mountains, Sourland Mountain, Goffle Hill, Campgaw Mountain, Cushetunk Mountain, Watchung Outliers, Palisades Sill, Preakness Range, Rocky Hill Ridge, Mount Rose. Excerpt: Campgaw Mountain is the northernmost ridge of the volcanically formed Watchung Mountains , straddling the border of Franklin Lakes , Oakland , and Mahwah in Bergen County, New Jersey . Located almost entirely within the bounds of Campgaw Mountain Reservation , the mountain offers numerous outdoor recreational opportunities, including the only ski slope in the Watchungs. Campgaw Mountain is commonly considered to be part of the greater Ramapo Mountains region , but the flora and geology of the mountain is quite different from the surrounding area and more closely resembles the nearby Preakness Range to the south. Geography Campgaw Mountain extends for three miles approximately north to south along the border of Franklin Lakes , Oakland , and Mahwah . The peak of the mountain rises to 752 feet (229 meters) in Mahwah, becoming the fourth highest peak of Watchungs, though the height of the mountain as measured from its base is generally less than 400 feet (122 meters). A shallow gap exists between Campgaw Mountain and the Preakness and Goffle Hill ranges of the Watchungs to the south, somewhat isolating the ridge from the rest of the Watchung Mountains despite contiguous geology below the surface. In the north, the mountain terminates at the Ramapo Fault , the western border of the Newark Basin . Campgaw Mountain also marks the eastern edge of the Ramapo River Valley, forming a sizable basin between itself and the Ramapo Mountains. An unusual trait of Campgaw Mountain is that it is composed of the ridges of both First and Second Watchung Mountain. Fyke Brook, a tributary of the Ramapo River, divides the
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Volcanism of New Jersey: Watchung Mountains, Sourland Mountain, Goffle Hill, Campgaw Mountain, Cushetunk Mountain, Watchung Outlier
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