The New York – New Jersey Highlands is a geological formation composed primarily of Precambrian igneous and metamorphic rock running from the Delaware River near Musconetcong Mountain , northeast through the Skylands Region of New Jersey along the Bearfort Ridge and the Ramapo Mountains , Sterling Forest , Harriman and Bear Mountain State Parks in New York , to the Hudson River at Storm King Mountain . The northern region is also known as the Hudson Highlands and the southern as the New Jersey Highlands . A broader definition would extend the region west to Reading, Pennsylvania , and east to the Housatonic River in Connecticut , encompassing the Reading Prong . The highlands are a subrange of the Appalachian Mountains .
4-794: Musconetcong Mountain is a ridge in the Highlands region of New Jersey running south of and parallel to the Musconetcong River . The ridge travels through Alexandria , Holland , Bethlehem and Lebanon Township . The southern boundary of the Central Delaware Valley AVA , an American Viticultural Area , is near Titusville, New Jersey , and its northern border is near Musconetcong Mountain. 40°39′29″N 75°00′34″W / 40.658113°N 75.009413°W / 40.658113; -75.009413 New York %E2%80%93 New Jersey Highlands In New Jersey,
8-711: The Highlands Trail, designated as a Millennium Trail by the White House Millennium Council and maintained by the New York-New Jersey Trail Conference . The New Jersey Highlands Coalition was formed in 1988 to protect the resources of the region. In November 2004, the federal Highlands Conservation Act was passed. The Highlands Conservation Act “recognizes the importance of the water, forest, agricultural, wildlife, recreational, and cultural resources of
12-666: The Highlands region, and the national significance of the Highlands region to the United States.” 41°02′45″N 74°30′43″W / 41.045699°N 74.512024°W / 41.045699; -74.512024 This article about a specific stratigraphic formation in New Jersey is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about a specific stratigraphic formation in New York state
16-580: The region's watershed is protected by the state's own Highlands Water Protection and Planning Act (2004). In addition to preserving water resources, the act created the New Jersey Highlands Water Protection and Planning Council (NJ Highlands Council) whose mission includes supporting open space preservation and the creation of new recreational parks and hiking trails in America's most densely populated state. These include
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