Road my bike up the highway and the summit road to the monument. My brakes were screaming on the way down!
Dubs - Aug 3, 2007 11:24 am Date Climbed: Jun 10, 2007
First HP
Nice easy hike up the to the top, some of the best views in the state.
rkrevald - Jun 16, 2007 10:24 am Date Climbed: Jun 15, 2007
Number 17
My dog Spanky and I grabbed "Highpoint" NJ on our way up to New England from from our home in Florida. Please visit http://50summits.blogspot.com for details of all our highpoint trips.
I left my hotel in Philly at 3:45 in the morning. The area was experiencing a record breaking (for April) nor'easter but it only took me 3 hours to get to Highpoint State Park. The creeks and rivers along the way were flooded and swollen. I passed one car submerged up to it's windshield. I got there more than an hour before the gates to the park opened. Since the storm had subsided to a slight drizzle (but still very windy) I decided to hike in and out before the weather got worse again. Just before I reached the highpoint, it DID get worse again. Over the next 45 minutes, rain, sleet, hail and snow fell/blew on me and I hadn't brought a hat, umbrella, or raincoat. Still, since I likely was only going to be there once, I hiked out via the Appalachian Trail back to the highway. I got back to the car just as the ranger was unlocking the gates. I dried off over the next 3.5 hours in the rental car while driving back to the Philadelphia Airport.
The edge - Mar 14, 2007 3:03 pm Date Climbed: Apr 1, 2002
HP #8
2nd hp in the same day...
it was a race to get to NJ...
Got lost on the way there!!
Alpinist - Dec 10, 2006 2:57 am Date Climbed: Dec 9, 2006
Cool, crisp day
I visited High Point during a business trip to CT. Thankfully, the park was open and I could drive up to the monument as I was suffering from the flu. It was a beautiful crisp, clear December morning, and I was the only one there. This is my 17th state highpoint.
dwhike - Nov 30, 2006 1:16 am Date Climbed: Nov 25, 2006
Summit Construction...
A beautiful warm day. Monument closed off due to construction but could still access the banckmark nearby. Spent some time wandering the nearby trails.
Here late in the day on a rainy afternoon. No one at top but me. Fencing and construction, but I walked around to the top anyway.
mattdalman - Oct 16, 2006 10:14 am Date Climbed: Oct 10, 2006
Road
The monument was closed while we were there. Nice views from the highest point in New Jersey though. HP #14
Rockman - Aug 29, 2006 6:11 am Date Climbed: Jul 5, 1998
Hot
Up and down quick
dobsonian - Aug 26, 2006 5:02 pm Date Climbed: Feb 1, 2005
Cross Country Fun
The snow was fresh, deep and i wanted to try cross country skiing so played hookie from work and took some lessons, got rentals at the center, did the swamp loop then headed for the monument. What a beautiful day with crisp skies of blue against the snow.
musicmountain - Aug 10, 2006 11:12 pm Date Climbed: Sep 4, 2005
Route Climbed: AT
nice hike to the top of NJ
starship_jen - Jun 10, 2006 7:44 pm Date Climbed: Jun 10, 2006
Route Climbed: Road
Beautiful views! Very, very windy! Nice 'stairmaster' work-out up to the top of the tower. HP #16.
Kate - May 22, 2006 1:55 pm Date Climbed: May 21, 2006
Route Climbed: Monument Trail
Ok views (pretty drizzly), but lovely spring in North Jersey. Surprised to see very few people around.
After spending a frigid night at Sawmill Pond Campground I drove the the trailhide and hiked up. Very pleasant and only encountered a few people on the trail, but I was alone on the summit. Amazing views...and a very big monument tower that is too big for the mountain.
Route Climbed: Route 23 Date Climbed: September 30, 2005
The highpoint of New Jersey is in the High Point State Park in the far North-West corner of the state, just a few miles from Port Jervis, NY. It's an easy drive from New York City, but it's just far enough out that as you get within 30 miles or so of the park, the slums have given way to suburbs and the suburbs have given way to rolling hills with pretty fields, farms and forests.
I arrived at the end of September and the road was lined with farmer's stands selling pumpkins and chrysanthemums; the weather was a perfect warm autumnal afternoon and the view from New Jersey's highest point was lovely. Hawks soared in the sky over the valley and the leaves were just showing a hint of color.
The park entrance is on the right of Rt 23 North, and a paved road leads from the entrance all the way up to the 200-foot mini-Washington Monument with parking at the foot.
Directions to High Point, NJ from the the NYC area (east/south)
From the South: Take I-287 to Rt 23 North
From the GW Bridge: Take I-80 West to Rt 23 North
Follow Rt 23 North High Point State Park
~ 7 miles north of Sussex, NJ
~ 3 miles north of Colesville, NJ
The road goes directly up to the monument at the summit with parking just below
Enapai - Sep 4, 2007 8:28 pm Date Climbed: Sep 3, 2007
Route Climbed: AT headed north from Rte 23Nice day. Good views.
Bark Eater - Sep 2, 2007 4:56 pm Date Climbed: Sep 15, 1975
bike rideRoad my bike up the highway and the summit road to the monument. My brakes were screaming on the way down!
Dubs - Aug 3, 2007 11:24 am Date Climbed: Jun 10, 2007
First HPNice easy hike up the to the top, some of the best views in the state.
rkrevald - Jun 16, 2007 10:24 am Date Climbed: Jun 15, 2007
Number 17My dog Spanky and I grabbed "Highpoint" NJ on our way up to New England from from our home in Florida. Please visit http://50summits.blogspot.com for details of all our highpoint trips.
Tracy - Apr 17, 2007 3:03 pm Date Climbed: Apr 16, 2007
Highpoint #15/a perfect stormI left my hotel in Philly at 3:45 in the morning. The area was experiencing a record breaking (for April) nor'easter but it only took me 3 hours to get to Highpoint State Park. The creeks and rivers along the way were flooded and swollen. I passed one car submerged up to it's windshield. I got there more than an hour before the gates to the park opened. Since the storm had subsided to a slight drizzle (but still very windy) I decided to hike in and out before the weather got worse again. Just before I reached the highpoint, it DID get worse again. Over the next 45 minutes, rain, sleet, hail and snow fell/blew on me and I hadn't brought a hat, umbrella, or raincoat. Still, since I likely was only going to be there once, I hiked out via the Appalachian Trail back to the highway. I got back to the car just as the ranger was unlocking the gates. I dried off over the next 3.5 hours in the rental car while driving back to the Philadelphia Airport.
The edge - Mar 14, 2007 3:03 pm Date Climbed: Apr 1, 2002
HP #82nd hp in the same day...
it was a race to get to NJ...
Got lost on the way there!!
jvarholak - Feb 14, 2007 9:40 pm
AT side tripside trip during AT thru hike 1976
Alpinist - Dec 10, 2006 2:57 am Date Climbed: Dec 9, 2006
Cool, crisp dayI visited High Point during a business trip to CT. Thankfully, the park was open and I could drive up to the monument as I was suffering from the flu. It was a beautiful crisp, clear December morning, and I was the only one there. This is my 17th state highpoint.
dwhike - Nov 30, 2006 1:16 am Date Climbed: Nov 25, 2006
Summit Construction...A beautiful warm day. Monument closed off due to construction but could still access the banckmark nearby. Spent some time wandering the nearby trails.
surgent - Oct 19, 2006 8:17 pm
Cold, rainy, just me.Here late in the day on a rainy afternoon. No one at top but me. Fencing and construction, but I walked around to the top anyway.
mattdalman - Oct 16, 2006 10:14 am Date Climbed: Oct 10, 2006
RoadThe monument was closed while we were there. Nice views from the highest point in New Jersey though. HP #14
Rockman - Aug 29, 2006 6:11 am Date Climbed: Jul 5, 1998
HotUp and down quick
dobsonian - Aug 26, 2006 5:02 pm Date Climbed: Feb 1, 2005
Cross Country FunThe snow was fresh, deep and i wanted to try cross country skiing so played hookie from work and took some lessons, got rentals at the center, did the swamp loop then headed for the monument. What a beautiful day with crisp skies of blue against the snow.
musicmountain - Aug 10, 2006 11:12 pm Date Climbed: Sep 4, 2005
Route Climbed: ATnice hike to the top of NJ
starship_jen - Jun 10, 2006 7:44 pm Date Climbed: Jun 10, 2006
Route Climbed: RoadBeautiful views! Very, very windy! Nice 'stairmaster' work-out up to the top of the tower. HP #16.
Kate - May 22, 2006 1:55 pm Date Climbed: May 21, 2006
Route Climbed: Monument TrailOk views (pretty drizzly), but lovely spring in North Jersey. Surprised to see very few people around.
redmond - Apr 9, 2006 10:56 pm Date Climbed: Apr 9, 2006
Route Climbed: AT Southbound to Monument Trail.After spending a frigid night at Sawmill Pond Campground I drove the the trailhide and hiked up. Very pleasant and only encountered a few people on the trail, but I was alone on the summit. Amazing views...and a very big monument tower that is too big for the mountain.
sprosseda - Jan 27, 2006 12:09 pm
Route Climbed: Appalachian trail Date Climbed: September 1994Nice little mountain. Good views of surrounding NJ, PA, and NY. Can see the Catskills from top.
koz - Jan 2, 2006 11:45 pm
Route Climbed: Road Date Climbed: September 23, 2001Highpoint #9, as part of a family trip.
grfiv - Oct 2, 2005 9:12 pm
Route Climbed: Route 23 Date Climbed: September 30, 2005The highpoint of New Jersey is in the High Point State Park in the far North-West corner of the state, just a few miles from Port Jervis, NY. It's an easy drive from New York City, but it's just far enough out that as you get within 30 miles or so of the park, the slums have given way to suburbs and the suburbs have given way to rolling hills with pretty fields, farms and forests.
I arrived at the end of September and the road was lined with farmer's stands selling pumpkins and chrysanthemums; the weather was a perfect warm autumnal afternoon and the view from New Jersey's highest point was lovely. Hawks soared in the sky over the valley and the leaves were just showing a hint of color.
The park entrance is on the right of Rt 23 North, and a paved road leads from the entrance all the way up to the 200-foot mini-Washington Monument with parking at the foot.
Directions to High Point, NJ from the the NYC area (east/south)
From the South: Take I-287 to Rt 23 North
From the GW Bridge: Take I-80 West to Rt 23 North
Follow Rt 23 North High Point State Park
~ 7 miles north of Sussex, NJ
~ 3 miles north of Colesville, NJ
The road goes directly up to the monument at the summit with parking just below