In a nut shell, the High Point State Park Monument is a 220 foot (67 Meters) tower at the highest point of the State of New Jersey which is 1,803 feet (549.5 Meters) above sea level. It provides absolutely gorgeous panoramic views of New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania. No matter where you look, there's something to feast your eyes on starting with the rolling mountains, forests, lakes and the Delaware River which divides New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

The Monument was erected by Colonel and Mrs. Anthony R. Kuser to the Glory and Honor as well as the eternal memory of New Jersey Heroes by Land and Sea and Air in all Wars of our Country, the United States of America. The first corner stone was laid on June 8, 1929.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To reach the top of the monument, it takes 291 steps to reach the apex platform. An open spiral staircase starts you off in the Monument lobby which leads you to the first platform. Now the climb begins all the way to the top with narrow, solid stairs with high railings. If you have the fear of height, you can still climb without knowing how high you are ascending. Just look straight ahead and move on. There are flat sections, periodically so you can rest your rubbery legs a moment. As you climb higher and higher the temperature rises with each step and there's no air flow which makes you sweat profusely.

 

 

 

 

Once at the top you can spend a moment to rest those tired legs and look out one of the small windows that provides a wonderful view. Basically only one person can see at a time and they are quite high as you might have to stand on your tippy-toes. Kids will certainly have to be lifted to see and the windows are far from crystal clear. They are quite smudgy in fact. The apex platform is only about nineteen foot square, so if there's a crowd behind you, you might have to rush it along.

 

 

After you rested, you may begin your descend to the bottom. Once back in the lobby, brace yourself to get a chill of your life when exiting the Monument being that your shirt is drenched with perspiration. When we toured, it was sunny and 82° degrees Fahrenheit (27.7 Celsius) which made it feel like we stepped into the Arctic Tundra, and it wasn't windy as it gets regularly.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

These last two arial photographs were taken in the late 70's when I flew over in a small aircraft from a nearby airport. I used the only camera I had at the time which was a Kodak Hawkeye Instamatic Pocket Camera that used 110 Film Cartridges. Still have that camera today displayed in my collection!