The latitude and longitude coordinates (GPS waypoints) of the summit of High Point are 41.320948 (North), -74.661562 (West), and the approximate elevation is 1803' (550 meters) above sea level. High Point ranks 40th in the height on the list of highest natural points in each state. High Point is located in Sussex County. High Point is located in the portion of the state known as the Skylands, and is the highest peak of the Kittatinny Mountains, which is located in the Northern Appalachian Ridges of the Appalachian Mountains.
High Point is located in High Point State Park; the land for the park was donated by Colonel Anthony R. and Susie Kuser of Bernardsville, New Jersey. The Monument which sits on High Point was built by Kuser to honor war veterans. Master mason Michael Maddaluna began construction of the 220 foot (67 meters) tower - which has a base which is 34 square feet - in 1928, and completed it in 1930.
The park headquarters is located 2.7 miles north of the small town of Colesville, New Jersey, and 6 miles south of Port Jervis, New York on State Route 23.
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