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Jenny Jump Mountain
2013-05-06 17 02 10 View of Jenny Jump Mountain and Jenny Jump State Forest from Hope Road near Great Meadows, New Jersey.jpg
Highest point
Elevation 1,129 ft (344 m)  NGVD 29
Geography
Location Warren County, New Jersey, U.S.
Topo map USGS Blairstown
Climbing
Easiest route Hiking

Jenny Jump Mountain is a mountain in Warren County, New Jersey. The summit rises to 1,129 feet (344 m); the mountain is within Frelinghuysen, Hope, Independence and Liberty Townships. It is part of the New York–New Jersey Highlands of the Appalachian Mountains, although somewhat isolated to the west of the main body of the Highlands.

Portions of Jenny Jump Mountain are within Jenny Jump State Forest.

History

An 1834 description read,

Jenny Jump, a noted eminence in the northern part of Oxford t-ship, Warren co., extending N. E. and S. W. for about 10 miles, and into Independence t-ship.

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