Sunfish Pond

Sunfish Pond
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Location	Worthington State Forest, Hardwick Township, Warren County, New Jersey
Coordinates	41°0′10″N 75°4′23″W / 41.00278°N 75.07306°W / 41.00278; -75.07306[1]
Type	Glacial
Basin countries	United States
Surface area	44 acres (18 ha)
Surface elevation	1,379 ft (420 m)
U.S. National Natural Landmark
Designated	January 1970

Sunfish Pond is a 44-acre (18 ha) glacial lake surrounded by a 258-acre (104 ha) hardwood forest located on the Kittatinny Ridge within Worthington State Forest, adjacent to the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area in Warren County, New Jersey. The Appalachian Trail runs alongside the western and northern edges of the lake. It was created by the Wisconsin Glacier during the last ice age. The lake was declared a National Natural Landmark in January 1970.^[2]