Scotts Mountain

Scotts Mountain
Highest point
Elevation	1,086 ft (331 m)  NGVD 29[1]
Coordinates	40°44′32″N 75°04′59″W / 40.7423210°N 75.0829515°WCoordinates: 40°44′32″N 75°04′59″W / 40.7423210°N 75.0829515°W [2]
Geography
Location	Warren County, New Jersey, U.S.
Topo map	USGS Bloomsbury
Climbing
Easiest route	Hiking

Scotts Mountain is a mountain in Warren County, New Jersey. The mountain covers portions of Harmony, Lopatcong, Franklin and Washington Townships; the main summit rises to 1,086 feet (331 m), and is located in Harmony. It is part of the New York–New Jersey Highlands of the Appalachian Mountains, although somewhat isolated to the west of the main body of the Highlands.^[3]

History

An 1834 description read,

Scott’s Mountain, lying in Greenwich, Oxford and Mansfield t-ships, Warren co., forms part of the chain of the South mountain, of which this portion covers much of the area of the three t-ships above named. The height of the mountain here may be 700 to 800 feet above the tide, and it is composed of granitic rock, based on, or breaking through, limestone. It abounds with iron of several varieties, which, for nearly a century, has been extensively worked, near Oxford furnace; where Messrs. Henry and Jordan are, now, extensively engaged in the iron manufacture. The Mountain is generally well wooded, and the valleys fruitful.^[4]

References

1. Verified elevation from USGS topographic map Bloomsbury
2. "Scotts Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2014-04-07.
3. Dalton, Richard (2003). "Physiographic Provinces of New Jersey" (PDF). New Jersey Geological Survey Information Circular (NJDEP).
4. A Gazetteer of the State of New Jersey - Thomas F. Gordon - Google Books. Books.google.com. Retrieved April 7, 2014.