Goffle Hill

Goffle Hill
Watchung Mountains
The western flank of Goffle Hill is seen from High Mountain in Wayne, New Jersey.
Highest point
Elevation602 ft (183 m)
Coordinates40°58′33.81″N 74°10′07.93″W / 40.9760583°N 74.1688694°W / 40.9760583; -74.1688694
Dimensions
Length6 mi (9.7 km) north–south
Geography
Map
CountryUnited States of America
StateNew Jersey
Geology
Rock age(s)Triassic and Jurassic
Rock type(s)extrusive igneous and trap rock

Goffle Hill, also referred to as Goffle Mountain and historically known as Totoway Mountain and Wagaraw Mountain, is a range of the trap rock Watchung Mountains on the western edge of the Newark Basin in northern New Jersey. The hill straddles part of the border of Bergen County and Passaic County, underlying a mostly suburban setting. While hosting patches of woodlands, perched wetlands, and traprock glades, the hill is largely unprotected from development. Extensive quarrying for trap rock has obliterated large tracts of the hill in North Haledon, and Prospect Park. Conservation efforts seeking to preserve undeveloped land, such as the local Save the Woods initiative (2007–present), are ongoing.[1]

  1. ^ Save the Woods.org Archived 2008-05-13 at the Wayback Machine Accessed September 7, 2009.