Mount Tammany

Mount Tammany
Mount Tammany

Mount Tammany 's south face, November 2008
Elevation 1,527 ft (465 m)
Location
Mount Tammany is located in New Jersey
Mount Tammany
Location of Mount Tammany in New Jersey
Location Delaware Water Gap, Warren County, New Jersey, USA
Range Kittatinny Mountains
Coordinates 40°58′09″N 75°06′41″W / 40.96917°N 75.11139°W / 40.96917; -75.11139Coordinates: 40°58′09″N 75°06′41″W / 40.96917°N 75.11139°W / 40.96917; -75.11139[1]
Topo map USGS Portland [1]
Climbing
Easiest route Mount Tammany Trail ascending the western slopes from the Dunnfield Creek trailhead (hike)

Mount Tammany is the southernmost peak of the Kittatinny Mountains in Warren County, New Jersey. It is 1,526 feet (465 m) tall, and forms the east side of the Delaware Water Gap. Across the Gap is Mount Minsi, on the Pennsylvania side of the river. The mountain is named after the Lenni Lenape chief Tamanend.[2] It lies along the Appalachian Trail in Worthington State Forest. The summit can be hiked by the Mount Tammany Trail ascending the western slopes. This trail head is accessible from Interstate 80.

References

  1. ^ a b "Mount Tammany". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. 1979-09-08. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:881083. Retrieved 2009-05-04. 
  2. ^ (Scofield, 38)

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