Watchung Mountains

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geologic formation mountain range trap rock ridge

The Watchung Mountains are a series of low, volcanic-origin ridges in northern New Jersey that form a prominent geological and scenic feature across several counties.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Long Hill (Third Watchung, local name)	1
Orange Mountain (First Watchung)	1

Statements (61)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	geologic formation ⓘ mountain range ⓘ trap rock ridge ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Watchung Mountains ⓘ surface form: Long Hill (Third Watchung, local name) Watchung Mountains ⓘ surface form: Orange Mountain (First Watchung) Preakness Mountain (Second Watchung) ⓘ
contains	Eagle Rock Reservation ⓘ Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge (adjacent lowland influenced by range) ⓘ Mills Reservation ⓘ South Mountain Reservation ⓘ Watchung Reservation ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
crossedBy	Interstate 280 ⓘ Interstate 78 NERFINISHED ⓘ New Jersey Route 24 ⓘ U.S. Route 22 ⓘ
elevation	approximately 400–500 feet ⓘ
formedBy	igneous intrusions ⓘ lava flows ⓘ
geologicalOrigin	volcanic ⓘ
geologicalPeriod	Early Jurassic ⓘ Late Triassic ⓘ
hasPart	First Watchung Mountain ⓘ Second Watchung Mountain ⓘ Third Watchung Mountain ⓘ
hasViewpoint	Eagle Rock Reservation ⓘ surface form: Eagle Rock overlook Washington Rock State Park ⓘ
highestPoint	Second Watchung Mountain ⓘ
historicalUse	observation points during the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
influences	local climate of surrounding lowlands ⓘ
length	approximately 40 miles ⓘ
locatedIn	New Jersey, United States ⓘ surface form: New Jersey
locatedInCounty	Essex County, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ Middlesex County, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ Morris County, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ Passaic County, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ Somerset County, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ Union County, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedInRegion	North Jersey ⓘ surface form: Northern New Jersey
notableFor	distinctive basalt cliffs ⓘ role in regional transportation routes ⓘ scenic views ⓘ
orientation	northeast–southwest ⓘ
overlooks	Manhattan skyline ⓘ surface form: New York City skyline Newark, New Jersey, United States ⓘ surface form: Newark, New Jersey
partOf	New Jersey Highlands and Piedmont transition zone ⓘ Newark Basin ⓘ
rockType	basalt ⓘ trap rock ⓘ
runsThrough	Berkeley Heights, New Jersey, United States ⓘ surface form: Berkeley Heights, New Jersey Livingston, New Jersey ⓘ Long Hill Township, New Jersey ⓘ Montclair, New Jersey ⓘ Verona, New Jersey ⓘ Watchung, New Jersey ⓘ West Orange, New Jersey, United States ⓘ surface form: West Orange, New Jersey
separates	Newark lowlands from Piedmont uplands ⓘ
usedFor	hiking ⓘ quarrying of trap rock ⓘ recreation ⓘ scenic overlooks ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Watchung Mountains → alsoKnownAs → Watchung Mountains ⓘ

this entity surface form: Orange Mountain (First Watchung)

Watchung Mountains → alsoKnownAs → Watchung Mountains ⓘ

this entity surface form: Long Hill (Third Watchung, local name)

South Mountain Reservation (part) → hasViewOf → Watchung Mountains ⓘ

Plainfield, New Jersey, United States → locatedNear → Watchung Mountains ⓘ

subject surface form: Plainfield, New Jersey

West Orange, New Jersey, United States → locatedOn → Watchung Mountains ⓘ

subject surface form: West Orange, New Jersey