Baldpate Mountain (Mercer County, New Jersey)
Appearance
Baldpate Mountain | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 479 ft (146 m)[1] |
Prominence | 89 ft (27 m)[2] |
Coordinates | 40°19′48″N 74°52′22″W / 40.3300987°N 74.8726632°W[1] |
Geography | |
Location | Hopewell Township, Mercer County, New Jersey |
Parent range | The Sourlands |
Topo map | USGS Pennington |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | White-blazed Ridge Trail from Pleasant Valley Road trailhead |
Baldpate Mountain is a mountain located in the western part of Hopewell Township, Mercer County, New Jersey, near the Delaware River. A part of The Sourlands, it is the highest peak in Mercer County, and most of the mountain is protected within the county-owned Ted Stiles Preserve.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Baldpate Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2024-09-18.
- ^ "Baldpate Mountain, New Jersey". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2024-09-18.
- ^ "Baldpate Mountain". Mercer County, New Jersey. Retrieved 2024-09-18.
The mountain, part of the volcanic Sourland Mountain Ridge, is the highest point in Mercer County.
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