Highpointing at High Point, the highest point in New Jersey - Rooftops of America

[@quinnmccutchen4740]

Hey Skye, we just did the New Jersey high point, Ebright Azimuth, and Point Reno about a month ago. At the time, High Point, NJ just seemed like a snowy, cold, windy hill higher than the surrounding hills with a replica of the Washington Monument on top. The time you have spent researching, writing, and filming Rooftops of America has allowed me to see the state high points in a different and better way. Thank you!

[@RooftopsofAmerica]

Thanks Quinn! Half the fun for me is uncovering the stories of these areas and sharing them with a larger audience. Cheers!

[@JeffFrmJoisey]

Great video!!! Thank you!!! For a trip thru my memory. It brought thoughts of my only trip to High Point in November 1969. My Dad gave me his Argus C3 Camera for my birthday just before the ride, and this was the 1st time I used it. Best Birthday Gift Ever. The detailed history took me back to 4th grade NJ history, 9th grade Earth Science and college senior year NJ Geography. Thanks for a well researched and well presented video!!!

[@luisr.villanueva4941]

Very cool to see! I've been traveling NJ with my family for the past 3 year's.... Just going around visiting everything that has history and hike trails....

[@RooftopsofAmerica]

New Jersey has some great hidden treasures!

[@andrewburgess7728]

Ive now watched all your highpoint videos, so glad to see a new one

[@RooftopsofAmerica]

More new ones are on the horizon as well! Stay tuned!

[@andrewburgess7728]

@@RooftopsofAmerica can't wait!

[@thehighpointsofthestatesan9937]

Awesome video, my home state!

[@RooftopsofAmerica]

It was a good adventure pulling this one together. A lot of great stories in the area.

[@charleshammer2928]

I lived up near High Point for 7 years. Our municipal wells were sourced above us, high in the Kittatinny ridge. It remains the best tap water that I've ever experienced. Ice cold and crystal clear.

[@HawthorneHillNaturePreserve]

Great job! So much great information I did not know. I’ve lived in Wantage, Sussex County for 30 years. It’s amazing!

[@RooftopsofAmerica]

It's a cool area up there. So different than other parts of New Jersey.

[@deficharliegosseTK]

Really great stuff!

[@scottprather5645]

Very interesting

[@jackbates7467]

So hyped to see you back at it, especially when my high pointing plans got axed for another year.

[@RooftopsofAmerica]

That sucks to hear that. I'm really hoping to get to the Konvention in July, but if not, I'll be focused on New England for this summer. Thanks for watching!

[@garyashbeck7945]

Jersey is full of surprises!

[@RooftopsofAmerica]

It is! It's been great to explore it in more detail since we moved closer.

[@floreasilviu9526]

Another epic episode

[@RooftopsofAmerica]

Thanks Sil!

[@alejandrodejesus7711]

Just visited the park good for hiking

[@AlesandTrails]

Been waiting for a new episode! Glad to see you’re back out there doing your thing!

[@RooftopsofAmerica]

Thanks, At some point with us all being in PA we should consider a collaboration.

[@AlesandTrails]

@@RooftopsofAmerica that would be great!

[@thehighpointsofthestatesan9937]

May I join? P.S.: Very excited for this new season. (Massachusetts, Florida, New Mexico, etc.)

[@RooftopsofAmerica]

@@thehighpointsofthestatesan9937 The more the merrier!

[@thehighpointsofthestatesan9937]

@@RooftopsofAmerica Awesome! Excited!

[@vanman798]

Great video, and a wealth of information. Well done! The survey disk you call a "bench mark" is actually a reference mark (notice the arrow stamped into it) which points to the bench mark. When I was there I could not find the actual bench mark. I found the reference disk of your video, plus another reference disk on the other side of the Obelisk.

[@RooftopsofAmerica]

Stony Burk sent me a note and said the actual benchmark is tucked in right by the stairs by the monument. Funny thing, I actually had it written as reference mark in the script but called it a benchmark in the four takes we did there. The joys of filming efficiently!

[@alicen2685]

awesome video :D

[@RooftopsofAmerica]

Thank you!

[@ericwieboldt7042]

I would have to say that high point is about as north and central in the state as you can get, not north west. Great video though👍👍 Also, just wondering if you guys have done a vidoe on the border stones from the hudson to the deleware. Ive often wanted to hike the border and track the stones down but have never gotten around to it. Ill have to look through your videos. Keep up the great work and thank you for all that you do✌👋

[@ECWnWWF]

on the benchmark do you know what year it was surveyed/placed there?

[@streamlinetreecare182]

Great episode! Very informative. But did you say Cooper’s Hawk was endangered? I see them regularly in Virginia.

[@RooftopsofAmerica]

They were listed as endangered in New Jersey several decades ago but they have been recovering. They're still listed in NJ as a special concern but due to population increase they'll probably graduate off the list.

[@streamlinetreecare182]

Well that’s good to know. I certainly see many more raptors today than I did when I was a kid. Banning DDT happened just in time to save many birds of prey.

[@RooftopsofAmerica]

@@streamlinetreecare182 It sure did. It has been pretty cool to see more raptors across the country.

[@BeaverThingify]

I wonder if you will actually film many of the western state high points on location...

[@RooftopsofAmerica]

We'll be doing all on location, have to make it to the summit of all of them! Cheers!

[@BeaverThingify]

@@RooftopsofAmerica Wow! Good luck, those summit hikes are intense!

[@vanman798]

Why wouldn't he? It's not like he has to plug in his camera.

[@RooftopsofAmerica]

@@vanman798 I just have to haul my fat carcass all the way up! LOL

[@RooftopsofAmerica]

@@BeaverThingify We've had some good luck so far with Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico, but the real test will be the peaks that require a bit of mountaineering skill. So we're going to keep training!

[@teresaallen3045]

I been there

[@RooftopsofAmerica]

It's a cool spot in New Jersey, very different than most of the state. Cheers!

[@AlvinSeville1]

They should name it Punto Alto for the Italians. 😆