Mt. Mitchill, (elevation of 266 ft above sea level), claim to fame is the highest natural point on the Atlantic Seaboard between southern Maine and the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico. That is if you don’t count Isle au Haut off the Maine coast, but that just a technicality.
Named after Dr. Samuel Latham Mitchill (1764-1831), A New York physician, naturalist, educator, and U.S. Congressman. Mitchill was part of an 1816 expedition to measure the height of the Navesink Highlands. Mt. Mitchill and the surrounding highlands are the result of glacial rebound and is prone to slumping or slump blocking.
From this vantage point, one can see lower Manhattan, Raritan Bay, Staten Island, Brooklyn. But this location was almost lost in the late 20th century to a 10-story apartment house. Fortunately, residents and concern citizens we able to intervene and preserve the land, there might have been a little mention about sudden landslides in the area. Monmouth County Park Service was able to acquire the land.
Visit Mount Mitchill. Admire the beauty. Search out a view of the Sandy Hook Lighthouse, contemplate the New York skyline and see if you can spot the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge. Then, thank Monmouth County for saving this spot from being yet a second high rise and losing one of the best public lookout spots in New Jersey.
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1. Message me 2 of 5 themes of the costal heritage story.
2. What is western most object that can be spotted from Mt. Mitchill Overlook?
3. What is slump blocking?
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