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Baldpate Mountain (Mercer County, New Jersey)

Coordinates: 40°19′48″N 74°52′22″W / 40.3300987°N 74.8726632°W / 40.3300987; -74.8726632
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Baldpate Mountain
Sign at the Fiddlers Creek Road entrance to the Ted Stiles Preserve on Baldpate Mountain
Highest point
Elevation479 ft (146 m)[1]
Prominence89 ft (27 m)[2]
Coordinates40°19′48″N 74°52′22″W / 40.3300987°N 74.8726632°W / 40.3300987; -74.8726632[1]
Geography
Baldpate Mountain is located in Mercer County, New Jersey
Baldpate Mountain
Baldpate Mountain
Location in Mercer County, New Jersey
LocationHopewell Township, Mercer County, New Jersey
Parent rangeThe Sourlands
Topo mapUSGS Pennington
Climbing
Easiest routeWhite-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

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  1. ^ a b "Baldpate Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2024-09-18.
  2. ^ "Baldpate Mountain, New Jersey". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2024-09-18.
  3. ^ "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.