Ramapo Mountains
The Ramapo Mountains are a forested chain of the Appalachian Mountains in northeastern New Jersey and southeastern New York, in the United States. They range in height from 900 to 1,200 feet (270 to 370 m) in New Jersey, and 900 to 1,400 feet (270 to 430 m) in New York.
Several parks and forest preserves encompass parts of the Ramapos (see Points of interest, below), and many hiking trails are in the Ramapos, including sections of the Appalachian Trail, which is maintained and updated in the Ramapo Mountains by the New York–New Jersey Trail Conference.
In New York, the mountains serve to divide Orange and Rockland Counties. The difficulty of crossing the mountains is what caused Rockland County to break away from Orange County in 1798.
The mountains are named after the Ramapo Fault, which trends northeast to southwest, and separates the eastern Piedmont geologic province from the Highland province.
The Ramapos are composed of granite, gneiss, and marble, as old as 1.3 billion years.
Points of interest
[edit ]- Arden, the former E.H. Harriman estate built atop 1,300' Mt. Orana
- Bear Mountain State Park
- Doodletown, New York
- Harriman State Park
- Kakiat County Park
- Long Path
- Monksville Reservoir
- Ramapo Mountain State Forest
- Ramapo Valley County Reservation
- Ringwood Manor
- Ringwood State Park
- New Jersey State Botanical Garden
- Sterling Forest State Park
- Kitty Ann Mountain, New Jersey
Flora and fauna
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- Many types of plants, including oak trees, cover the mountains.
- Diverse wildlife, including white-tailed deer and pheasants, inhabit the Ramapo Mountains.
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[edit ]See also
[edit ]- List of subranges of the Appalachian Mountains
- Ramapo Valley County Reservation
- Ramapo Mountain State Forest
- Ramapo River
- Ramapough Mountain Indians
External links
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