High Mountain Park Preserve
Protected area in New Jersey, United States
About
High Mountain Park Preserve is a protected area of the Preakness Range of the Watchung Mountains in Wayne, New Jersey, United States. Established in 1993, it comprises 1,153 acres (5 km2) of woodlands and wetlands owned and managed by The Nature Conservancy.
It is one of the largest tracts of conserved land in northern New Jersey. It serves to protect nine ecological communities harboring 380 plant species, 18 of which are rare. Some of the globally imperiled plants found in the area include Torrey's mountain mint (Pycnanthemum torreyi) and basil-leaved mountain mint (Pycnanthemum clinopodioides), which, along with narrow-leaved vervain (Verbena simplex), are also classified as endangered by the state. Hazel dodder (Cuscuta coryli), declared imperiled by the state, has been recorded as well.
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North Haledon, New Jersey
Borough in Passaic County, New Jersey, US
0.8 mi away
Watchung Mountains
Group of three long low ridges in northern New Jersey
Preakness Range
Mountain range in New Jersey, United States
Franklin Lakes Nature Preserve
Notable place
0.7 mi away
Van Houten–Ackerman House (Wyckoff, New Jersey)
United States historic house in New Jersey
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