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Difficulty: ModerateOut and Back
High Point State Park/New Jersey

High Point Monument

Wantage, New Jersey

3.0 mi

Distance

591 ft

Elev. Gain

1h 15m

Est. Time

Out & Back

Route Type

Moderate

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for High Point Monument unless we can point you at the agency it came from. We don't have one yet. The planning figures above — distance, elevation gain, estimated time, route type — come from the source listed on this trail.

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, State Park Service manages this trail and is the authority for conditions, closures and route notes. See official sources below. Spot something we should add?

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:455 ft
Max:542 ft
Gain:180 ft
Loss:180 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 455 ft and 542 ft across 3.0 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.455 ft484 ft513 ft542 ft0.0 mi0.7 mi1.5 mi2.2 mi3.0 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi459 ft
High point1.4 mi542 ft
End3.0 mi459 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Out & Back

Official sources & verification

Managed by New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, State Park Service

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Source of truth

Where it is

Nearest town:
Matamoras, PA · about 4 mi away
County:
Sussex County, NJ
Jurisdiction:
High Point State Park · New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, State Park Service

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this trail using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: May 23, 2026. Our copy is more than a month old — please reconfirm with the agency before relying on it.Spot an error in our data?

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