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Watchung Reservation is the largest nature reserve in Union County, New Jersey, United States. [1] The Watchung area is located on a ridge within northern - central New Jersey, as it consists mainly of the upper valley of Blue Brook , between the ridges of the First Watchung Mountain and Second Watchung Mountains .
Washington Rock State Park is a 52-acre (0.21 km 2) scenic state park on top of the first Watchung Mountain in Green Brook, New Jersey.The park is operated and maintained by the New Jersey Division of Parks and Forestry.
These protected areas are not part of the state's public parks and forests system, and while managed as fish and wildlife habitat with a focus on recreational fishing and hunting activities, these multi-use sites are also "prime locations for birding, wildlife viewing and photography, cross country skiing, hiking and mountain biking". [2]
The Lenape trail traverses Newark and its suburbs, as well as the Watchung Mountains and Passaic Meadows. Because of the steepness of the Watchung Mountains and the flood-prone nature of the Passaic Meadows, the former basin of Glacial Lake Passaic, these areas have remained much less developed than the rest of the northeastern part of the ...
Located in the 2,065-acre Watchung Reservation Warren E. Fox Nature Center: Mays Landing: Atlantic: South Jersey: website, located in Estell Manor Park, operated by the County, exhibits of natural history, Native Americans, local industry Washington Crossing State Park Nature Center: Titusville: Mercer: Delaware River Region
Trees in the Watchung Reservation between the first and second ridges near Summit and Mountainside. The Watchung Mountains are said to have been formed millions of years ago when the continent of Africa collided with North America. [8] The original inhabitants of the Watchungs, the Lenape, referred to the mountains as the Wach Unks, or ‘high ...
Garret Mountain Reservation (also spelled Garrett) is a 568-acre (230 ha) park located on First Watchung Mountain (Garret Mountain) in Paterson and Woodland Park (formerly West Paterson) in southern Passaic County, New Jersey. [1] [2] In 1967, it was designated a National Natural Landmark as part of the Great Falls of Paterson-Garret Mountain ...
Eagle Rock Reservation is a 408.33-acre (165.25 ha) forest reserve and recreational park in the First Watchung Mountain of New Jersey (U.S.), located in the communities of West Orange, Montclair, and Verona. The land is owned and administered by the Essex County Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs. 9/11 memorial