Pimple Hills

Pimple Hills
Map
Highest point
Elevation1,122 ft (342 m) NGVD 29[2]
Geography
CountryUnited States
StateNew Jersey
CountiesSussex[1]
Range coordinates41°04.22′N 74°37.36′W / 41.07033°N 74.62267°W / 41.07033; -74.62267
Parent range
Borders onGermany Flats of the Kittatinny Valley and Sparta Valley
Topo mapUSGS Newton East
Biome
  • Eastern Temperate Forests (Level I)
  • Northern Forests (Level II)
  • Northeastern Highlands (Level III)[3]
Geology
OrogenyGrenville orogeny
Rock ageStenian period of the Mesoproterozoic era
Rock type(s)Crystalline metamorphic rock and gneiss

The Pimple Hills are a range of the New York-New Jersey Highlands region of the Appalachian Mountains. The summit, reaching a height of 1,122 feet (342 m), lies within Sussex County, New Jersey.

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pimple Hills
  2. ^ Verified elevation from USGS topographic map Newton East
  3. ^ "Ecoregions of North America". US EPA website. Retrieved 2009-09-16.