Herman Hill | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 1,076 ft (328 m) NGVD 29 [1] |
Coordinates | 41°06′52″N74°12′12″W / 41.1145401°N 74.2032018°W Coordinates: 41°06′52″N74°12′12″W / 41.1145401°N 74.2032018°W [2] |
Geography | |
Location | Bergen County, New Jersey, U.S. |
Parent range | Ramapo Mountains |
Topo map | USGS Ramsey |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | Hike |
Herman Hill is a mountain in Bergen County, New Jersey. The peak rises to 1,076 feet (328 m). It is part of the Ramapo Mountains. Herman Hill is part of Ringwood State Park.[ citation needed ]
Bergen County is the most populous county in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2017 Census estimate, the county's population was 948,406, an increase of 4.8% from the 2010 United States Census, which in turn represented an increase of 20,998 (2.4%) from the 884,118 counted in the 2000 Census. Located in the northeastern corner of New Jersey and its Gateway Region, Bergen County is part of the New York City Metropolitan Area and is directly across the Hudson River from Manhattan, to which it is connected by the George Washington Bridge.
New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. It is located on a peninsula, bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, particularly along the extent of the length of New York City on its western edge; on the east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean; on the west by the Delaware River and Pennsylvania; and on the southwest by the Delaware Bay and Delaware. New Jersey is the fourth-smallest state by area but the 11th-most populous, with 9 million residents as of 2017, and the most densely populated of the 50 U.S. states; its biggest city is Newark. New Jersey lies completely within the combined statistical areas of New York City and Philadelphia. New Jersey was the second-wealthiest U.S. state by median household income as of 2017.
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Ringwood State Park is a 4,444 acres (17.98 km2) state park in Passaic County in northeastern New Jersey, USA. The Park is located in the heart of the Ramapo Mountains in Ringwood. Its forests are part of the Northeastern coastal forests ecoregion.
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Drag Hill is a mountain in Bergen County, New Jersey. The peak rises to 1,060 feet (323 m), and overlooks Bear Swamp Lake to the west. It is part of the Ramapo Mountains.
Green Hill is a mountain in Bergen County, New Jersey. The peak rises to 814 feet (248 m), and overlooks the Ramapo River to the southeast. It is part of the Ramapo Mountains.
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