The Skylands Region (simply known as Skylands) is a region of

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located in the northern and central parts of the state. It is one of seven

tourism regions A tourism region is a geographical region that has been designated by a governmental organization or tourism bureau as having common cultural or environmental characteristics. These regions are often named after historical or current administrativ ...

established by the New Jersey State Department of Tourism; the others are Gateway Region, Greater Atlantic City Region, the Southern Shore Region, the Delaware River Region, the Shore Region, and the Central Jersey Region. The Skylands Region officially encompasses Morris,

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, Warren, Hunterdon and

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counties. The area features uplifted land, rolling hills and mountainous characteristics of

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. The region contains 60,000 acres (240 km²) of state parkland and a diverse geography filled with lakes, rivers, and picturesque hills.

Climate

This region is considered by

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to be Humid Continental (Dfb).

Places and events

* Allamuchy Freight House * Allamuchy Mountain State Park * Central Railroad of New Jersey main line * Columbia Trail *

Delaware Water Gap The Delaware Water Gap is a water gap on the border of the U.S. states of New Jersey and Pennsylvania where the Delaware River cuts through a large ridge of the Appalachian Mountains. The gap makes up the southern portion of the Delaware Wa ...

and Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area (on New Jersey side of Pennsylvania-New Jersey border) * Duke Farms * Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge * Hacklebarney State Park * High Point State Park * High Point * Hopatcong State Park * Jenny Jump State Forest * Jenny Jump Mountain * Land of Make Believe * Kittatinny Mountain * Kittatinny Valley State Park * Lackawanna Cut-Off *

Lake Hopatcong Lake Hopatcong is the largest freshwater body in New Jersey, United States, about in area. Located from the Delaware River and from Manhattan, New York City, the lake forms part of the border between Sussex County, New Jersey, Sussex and Morris ...

Lake Musconetcong Lake Musconetcong is a reservoir located on the border of Morris County and Sussex County, New Jersey, and is part of Hopatcong State Park, which is administered by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. The Musconetcong River f ...

* Lehigh Line *

Musconetcong Mountain Musconetcong Mountain is a ridge in the Highlands region of New Jersey running south of and parallel to the Musconetcong River. The ridge travels through Alexandria, Holland, Bethlehem and Lebanon Township. Prominent Features *Point Mountain, 9 ...

Mountain Creek Waterpark Mountain Creek Waterpark is a water park located in Vernon, New Jersey, United States, on the grounds of the Mountain Creek ski resort. The park consists primarily of water-based attractions and opened in 1998. Its initial life as Action Park, ...

Musconetcong River The Musconetcong River is a tributary of the Delaware River in northwestern New Jersey in the United States.U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed April 1, 2011 It flows throug ...

* Musconetcong Tunnel * New Jersey State Fair * Red Mill * Ringwood Manor *

Ringwood State Park Ringwood State Park is a state park in Passaic County, New Jersey, Passaic County in northeastern New Jersey, United States, USA. The Park is located in the heart of the Ramapo Mountains in Ringwood, New Jersey, Ringwood. Its forests are part ...

* Round Valley Reservoir * Space Farms Zoo and Museum *

Spruce Run Recreation Area Spruce Run Recreation Area is a New Jersey state recreation area located in Union Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, Union Township and Clinton Township, New Jersey, Clinton Township in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, Hunterdon County, New ...

* Stokes State Forest ** Sussex Branch Rail Trail * Swartswood State Park * The Sourlands * Sourland Mountain ** Sourland Mountain Preserve *

Wallkill River The Wallkill River, a tributary of the Hudson River, Hudson, drains Lake Mohawk (New Jersey), Lake Mohawk in Sparta, New Jersey, Sparta, New Jersey, flowing from there generally northeasterly U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset ...

* Wallkill River National Wildlife Refuge * Waterloo Village, New Jersey * Wild West City * Schooley's Mountain * Skylands estate *

Somerset Patriots The Somerset Patriots are an American professional Minor League Baseball (MiLB) team based in Bridgewater, New Jersey. They are the Double-A affiliate of the New York Yankees. They compete in the Eastern League (EL), known as the Double-A Nort ...

/ TD Bank Ballpark *

Sussex County Miners The Sussex County Miners are a professional baseball team based in Augusta, New Jersey. The Miners compete in the Frontier League (FL) as a member of the East Division in the Atlantic Conference. The team plays its home games at Skylands Stadium ...

/ Skylands Stadium * Voorhees State Park

References

External links

The High Point of New Jersey: The Skylands Region

New Jersey Skylands

Skylands Tourism Council

New Jersey Highlands Coalition
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Climate

Places and events

See also

References

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