Mount Mohican, Mountain summit in Hardwick Township, United States.
Mount Mohican, also called Raccoon Ridge, is a 1,580-foot (482 m) peak of the Kittatinny Mountains in Worthington State Forest, Warren County, New Jersey. The Appalachian Trail runs along the ridge, and the summit lies within Hardwick Township.
Mount Mohican, also called Raccoon Ridge, rises 1,580 feet in the Kittatinny Mountains of Warren County, New Jersey. The peak lies along the Appalachian Trail within Worthington State Forest, land that became part of New Jersey's protected forest holdings in the 20th century.
The name Raccoon Ridge appears alongside Mount Mohican on maps and in trail guides, while the Mohican name links the peak to the Algonquian people of the Hudson Valley. Hikers on the Appalachian Trail pass through Worthington State Forest here, and the ridge marks a section of the route between New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
The Appalachian Trail crosses the 1,580-foot summit within Worthington State Forest, so the peak is reached on foot rather than by road. Approach from trailheads along the Delaware Water Gap area and carry water, since the ridge offers little shelter. Sections of the route are rocky and steep.
The summit is also known as Raccoon Ridge, and the Appalachian Trail runs directly over it within Worthington State Forest. The 1,580-foot crest sits on the Kittatinny ridge line in Warren County, a short climb from the Delaware Water Gap area.
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