Bearfort Mountain, historically known as Bear Ford Mountain,[1] is a mountain ridge located near Wawayanda State Park in West Milford, Passaic County, New Jersey.[2] It is a continuation of Bellvale Mountain in New York. The Appalachian Trail crosses along the ridge into New York.[3] Puddingstone of the Skunnemunk Conglomerate is visible along the ridge.[4]
Bearfort Mountain | |
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Bearfort Ridge | |
![]() Bearfort Mountain (left), Bellvale Mountain (right) | |
Highest point | |
Peak | Bearfort Mountain |
Elevation | 1,479 ft (451 m) |
Coordinates | 41°8′14″N 74°23′52″W |
Geography | |
Country | United States |
State | New Jersey |
Geology | |
Age of rock | Devonian |
Type of rock | Skunnemunk Conglomerate |
At an elevation of 1,331 feet (406 m) the ridge is the site of a 68 feet (21 m) high fire lookout tower built by the New Jersey Forest Fire Service.[5][6]
The mountain was depicted in an 1850 painting by Jasper Francis Cropsey, an American landscape artist of the Hudson River School.[7]
Mountains of New Jersey | |
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New York–New Jersey Highlands |
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Ramapo Mountains | |
Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians | |
Others |
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