Kitty Ann Mountain

Kitty Ann Mountain in New Jersey, United States is located in the Ramapos of the Appalachian Mountains, rising above Kinnelon in Morris County. The mountain has an 80-foot tower atop it.[1] The summit lies at 1159 feet above sea level. The prominence of the north slope is 892 feet, the highest in New Jersey; the east, west, and south slopes are 814 feet, 758 feet, and 259 feet.

Kitty Ann Mountain
Highest point
Elevation1159 ft.
Prominence892 ft.
Coordinates41°00′30.9″N 74°24′58.8″W
Geography
LocationMorris County, New Jersey
Parent rangeRamapo Mountains

Rocks and development

The mountain, which grows 2.4 millimeters a year as a result of the Ramapo mountain fault, is composed of granite, marble, limestone, quartz, and gneiss.

Trees and wildlife

Local arboreal flora include birch, maple, oak, pine, and sassafras; wildlife includes white-tailed deer, rabbits, squirrels, coyote, fox, raccoon, beaver, groundhog, American black bear, and eastern wolf.

References

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