The
High Point monument is located in Montague Township
at the highest point in the state of New Jersey. From
the parking lot, 1,803 feet above sea level, or the
observation deck 220 feet up you can see for miles
around. On a clear day you can see New Jersey, New
York, and Pennsylvania. Quaint little towns are nestled
amid the forests and farms of the New Jersey Skylands.
There is camping, swimming, fishing, and other recreational
activities in the 14,000 acre park which is mostly
deserted outside of summer. So this is a great place
to get away from it all and think. The park was designed
by the sons of Frederick Law Olmsted, designer of
New York's central park.
- The
monument was built with money donated by Colonel
Anthony and Susie Dryden Kuser, who also donated
land for the park.