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

New Jersey New Jersey is a U.S. state, state in the Mid-Atlantic States, Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern United States, Northeastern regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York (state), New York; on the ea ...

located in the Northern and Central part of the state. It is one of six tourism regions established by the New Jersey State Department of Tourism; the others are

Gateway Region The Gateway Region is the primary urbanized area of the northeastern section of New Jersey. It is anchored by Newark, the state's most populous city. While sometimes known as the Newark metropolitan area, it is part of the New York metropolitan ...

Greater Atlantic City Region Atlantic County is a county located along the southern coast of the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the county had a population of 274,534.Southern Shore Region, the

Delaware River Region The Delaware River Region refers to an area in western New Jersey (USA) along the Delaware River border with Pennsylvania. It encompasses Burlington County, Camden County, Gloucester County, Mercer County, and Salem County. The area is prima ...

, and the Shore Region. The Skylands Region officially encompasses

Hunterdon Hunterdon County is a county located in the western section of the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the county's population was 128,947, making it the state's 18th-most populous county,Morris,

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, Sussex and Warren counties; the northwestern part of the

Passaic County Passaic County ( ) is a county in the U.S. state of New Jersey that is part of the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2020 United States census, the population of Passaic County was enumerated at 524,118, an increase of 22,892 (4.6%) from ...

fits in with the Skylands Region, but it is part of the Gateway Region and not the Skylands Region. One could also say that the westernmost part of

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(in the Ramapo Mountains) is also part of the Skylands. The area features uplifted land, rolling hills and mountains characteristic of

North Jersey North Jersey comprises the northern portions of the U.S. state of New Jersey between the upper Delaware River and the Atlantic Ocean. The designation of northern New Jersey with a distinct toponym is a colloquial one rather than an administrat ...

. 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 Köppen to be Humid Continental (Dfb).

Places and events

Allamuchy Freight House The Allamuchy Freight House is located in Allamuchy Township of Warren County, New Jersey. This freight house was built in 1906 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 23, 2002, for its significance in transportatio ...

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

Delaware Water Gap 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 Water Gap ...

and

Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area is a national recreation area administered by the National Park Service in northwest New Jersey and northeast Pennsylvania. It is centered around a stretch of the Delaware River designated the Midd ...

(on New Jersey side of Pennsylvania-New Jersey border) * Duke Farms *

Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge The Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge is located in Morris County, New Jersey. Established in 1960, it now is among what has grown to be more than 550 refuges in the United States National Wildlife Refuge System. The initial portion of the ...

* Hacklebarney State Park * High Point State Park * High Point * Hopatcong State Park * Jenny Jump State Forest *

Jenny Jump Mountain Jenny Jump Mountain is a mountain in Warren County, New Jersey. The summit rises to ; the mountain is within Frelinghuysen, Hope, Independence and Liberty Townships. It is part of the New York–New Jersey Highlands of the Appalachian Mountains, ...

* Land of Make Believe * Kittatinny Mountain *

Kittatinny Valley State Park Kittatinny Valley State Park is located in Andover Township and extends into Andover Borough, New Jersey. Features include Glacial lakes, limestone outcroppings, former railroads, and a small airport. Lake Aeroflex and Gardner's Pond form p ...

* Lackawanna Cut-Off * Lake Hopatcong *

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 fl ...

* 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 Mountai ...

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 Easton and Amboy Railroad was a railroad built across central New Jersey by the Lehigh Valley Railroad (LVRR) in the 1870s. The line was built to connect the Lehigh Valley Railroad coal hauling operations in Pennsylvania with the Port of New York ...

* New Jersey State Fair * Red Mill * Ringwood Manor * Ringwood State Park * Round Valley Reservoir * Space Farms Zoo and Museum * Spruce Run Recreation Area * Stokes State Forest ** Sussex Branch Rail Trail * Swartswood State Park *

The Sourlands The Sourlands is a region in the US state of New Jersey that includes portions of Hunterdon County, Mercer County and Somerset County. It is centered on Sourland Mountain and comprises parts of Lambertville, East Amwell, West Amwell, Hillsbor ...

Sourland Mountain Sourland Mountain is a long ridge in central New Jersey, extending from the Delaware River at Lambertville to the western end of Hillsborough Township near the community of Neshanic, through Montgomery Township and into Hopewell Township i ...

Sourland Mountain Preserve The Sourland Mountain Preserve is located on Sourland Mountain, in the The Sourlands, Sourlands region of New Jersey. It is within Hillsborough Township, New Jersey, Hillsborough Township and Montgomery Township, New Jersey, Montgomery Township of ...

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 h ...

* Wallkill River National Wildlife Refuge *

Waterloo Village, New Jersey Waterloo Village is a restored 19th-century canal town in Byram Township, Sussex County (west of Stanhope) in northwestern New Jersey, United States. The community was approximately the half-way point in the roughly trip along the Morris Can ...

* Wild West City *

Schooley's Mountain Schooley's or, officially, Schooleys Mountain is a mountain ridge in northern New Jersey that stretches from Lake Hopatcong in the north to Hampton in the south. It is centrally located within the southern Highlands, positioned almost equidistan ...

* Skylands estate *

Somerset Patriots The Somerset Patriots are an American Minor League Baseball team based in Bridgewater Township, New Jersey, that is the Double-A affiliate of the New York Yankees. They compete in the Eastern League, known as the Double-A Northeast in 2021, an ...

/ TD Bank Ballpark * Sussex County Miners/ Skylands Stadium *

Voorhees State Park Voorhees State Park is a state park in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is in area and is located in Lebanon Township. The park is operated and maintained by the New Jersey Division of Parks and Forestry. History Voorhees State Park began whe ...

References

External links

The High Point of New Jersey: The Skylands Region

New Jersey Skylands

Skylands Tourism Council

New Jersey Highlands Coalition
Tourism in New Jersey Regions of New Jersey Tourism regions of New Jersey North Jersey Highlands {{NewJersey-geo-stub

Climate

Places and events

See also

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