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Pimple Hills | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 1,122 ft (342 m) NGVD 29[2] |
Geography | |
Country | United States |
State | New Jersey |
Counties | Sussex[1] |
Range coordinates | 41°04.22′N 74°37.36′W / 41.07033°N 74.62267°W |
Parent range | |
Borders on | Germany Flats of the Kittatinny Valley and Sparta Valley |
Topo map | USGS Newton East |
Biome |
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Geology | |
Orogeny | Grenville orogeny |
Rock age | Stenian 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.