Goffle Hill
Mountain range in New Jersey, USA / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Goffle Hill, also referred to as Goffle Mountain and historically known as Totoway Mountain and Wagaraw Mountain, is a range of the trap rock Watchung Mountains on the western edge of the Newark Basin in northern New Jersey. The hill straddles part of the border of Bergen County and Passaic County, underlying a mostly suburban setting. While hosting patches of woodlands, perched wetlands, and traprock glades, the hill is largely unprotected from development. Extensive quarrying for trap rock has obliterated large tracts of the hill in North Haledon, and Prospect Park. Conservation efforts seeking to preserve undeveloped land, such as the local Save the Woods initiative (2007–present), are ongoing.[1]
Goffle Hill | |
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Watchung Mountains | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 602 ft (183 m) |
Coordinates | 40°58′33.81″N 74°10′07.93″W |
Dimensions | |
Length | 6 mi (9.7 km) north–south |
Geography | |
Country | United States of America |
State | New Jersey |
Geology | |
Age of rock | Triassic and Jurassic |
Type of rock | extrusive igneous and trap rock |