Sterling Hill (New Jersey)

Sterling Hill
Highest point
Elevation 833 ft (254 m)  NGVD 29[1]
Coordinates 41°04′56″N 74°36′34″W / 41.0823191°N 74.6093273°W / 41.0823191; -74.6093273Coordinates: 41°04′56″N 74°36′34″W / 41.0823191°N 74.6093273°W / 41.0823191; -74.6093273[2] 
Geography
Location Sussex County, New Jersey, U.S.
Parent range Pimple Hills
Topo map USGS Franklin
Climbing
Easiest route Hike

Sterling Hill is a mountain in Sussex County, New Jersey. The peak rises to 833 feet (254 m), and overlooks the Wallkill River and Ogdensburg to the southeast. It is part of the Pimple Hills.

Name

The mountain derives its name from Lord Stirling, who owned the land in the eighteenth century, on which he operated a zinc mine.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Verified elevation from USGS topographic map Franklin
  2. ↑ "Sterling Hill". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2014-05-03.
  3. ↑ Squires, Patricia (December 9, 1990). "OGDENSBURG JOURNAL; Old Mine Transformed Into Museum". New York Times. Retrieved 2009-04-18.
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