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Yes, yes it is. Those are part of the New York-New Jersey Highlands. My guess is the photos are taken from the Ramapo Mountains section right near the NY/NJ border. Probably from the 45,000+ acre HARRIMAN state park which is 30 miles from New York City.
Large parts of Rockland (1/3rd of the county is parkland), Orange, Sussex, Morris, Passaic (NW section), Somerset and Putnam counties are covered with similar terrain.
Yes, yes it is. Those are part of the New York-New Jersey Highlands. My guess is the photos are taken from the Ramapo Mountains section right near the NY/NJ border. Probably from the 45,000+ acre HARRIMAN state park which is 30 miles from New York City.
Large parts of Rockland (1/3rd of the county is parkland), Orange, Sussex, Morris, Passaic (NW section), Somerset and Putnam counties are covered with similar terrain.
Like I said, very nice scenery. But I originally said that there are no mountains in the New York City metro area. And I stand by that. Not only is Harriman State Park not in the New York City metro area, but the highest elevation there is 1,433 feet (Prospect Rock).
Compare with Mt. Lowe, at 5,074 feet, which is only 20 miles from Los Angeles or Mt. Wilson (5,710 feet) at 31 miles from Los Angeles.
I have yet to see a map of New York City Metro area which has mountains.
Like I said, very nice scenery. But I originally said that there are no mountains in the New York City metro area. And I stand by that. Not only is Harriman State Park not in the New York City metro area, but the highest elevation there is 1,433 feet (Prospect Rock).
Compare with Mt. Lowe, at 5,074 feet, which is only 20 miles from Los Angeles or Mt. Wilson (5,710 feet) at 31 miles from Los Angeles.
I have yet to see a map of New York City Metro area which has mountains.
New York metropolitan area has mountains, but not in the city itself.
NW NJ has mountains, and upstate NY
I would prefer to live in New York out of the three, followed by Los Angeles, followed by Miami. Miami in all honesty is probably the most fun and most exciting to me. Los Angeles and New York offer more for families.
Like I said, very nice scenery. But I originally said that there are no mountains in the New York City metro area. And I stand by that. Not only is Harriman State Park not in the New York City metro area, but the highest elevation there is 1,433 feet (Prospect Rock).
Compare with Mt. Lowe, at 5,074 feet, which is only 20 miles from Los Angeles or Mt. Wilson (5,710 feet) at 31 miles from Los Angeles.
I have yet to see a map of New York City Metro area which has mountains.
Ahhh, golly gee willkers. Your just trying to tell me your not sure what counties are in the New York Metro Area!
Anyway, Harriman State Park is just 30 miles northwest of the city. It along with Bear Mountain State Park and the new Sterling Forest SP make up most of the border between Rockland and Orange Counties. The Appalachian trail runs through this area (thats right, pretty close to New York City) and crosses the Hudson not far from West Point, *STORM KING Mountain and then Anthony's Nose on the Westchester County side. On the other side of the Hudson it passes through the Hudson Highlands and another large park, Clarence Fahnestock in Putnam County.
I am not even going to go into detail about Northern New Jersey. But I assure you that Morris, Passaic, Sussex, Bergen & Essex Counties are in the New York Metro and have mountains such as the Highlands and the Watchung Ranges.
Ahhh, golly gee willkers. Your just trying to tell me your not sure what counties are in the New York Metro Area!
Anyway, Harriman State Park is just 30 miles northwest of the city. It along with Bear Mountain State Park and the new Sterling Forest SP make up most of the border between Rockland and Orange Counties. The Appalachian trail runs through this area (thats right, pretty close to New York City) and crosses the Hudson not far from West Point, *STORM KING Mountain and then Anthony's Nose on the Westchester County side. On the other side of the Hudson it passes through the Hudson Highlands and another large park, Clarence Fahnestock in Putnam County.
I am not even going to go into detail about Northern New Jersey. But I assure you that Morris, Passaic, Sussex, Bergen & Essex Counties are in the New York Metro and have mountains such as the Highlands and the Watchung Ranges.
* I love that name!
Would you post a map showing the NYC metro area? One showing that the counties you mentioned are in the NYC metro area?
Again, the highest point in Harriman state park is 1,433 feet. For comparison, I live at about the 1,000 foot level and I live in a valley!
Mountains are defined by geographers and geologists as having at least one point which is 3,000 feet or higher. Therefore, there are NO mountains in the NYC metro area.
And it would be best that you didn't go into detail about Northern New Jersey. Since the highest point in the entire state is only 1,803 feet, and since it is nowhere near the NYC metro area, there would be no point in going into it in detail.
Would you post a map showing the NYC metro area? One showing that the counties you mentioned are in the NYC metro area?
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