Sterling Hill is a mountain in Sussex County, New Jersey. The peak rises to 833 feet (254 m), and overlooks the Wallkill River and Ogdensburg to the southeast. It is part of the Pimple Hills.
Name
The mountain derives its name from Lord Stirling, who owned the land in the eighteenth century, on which he operated a zinc mine.[3]
See also
References
- ^ Verified elevation from USGS topographic map Franklin
- ^ "Sterling Hill". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2014-05-03.
- ^ Squires, Patricia (December 9, 1990). "OGDENSBURG JOURNAL; Old Mine Transformed Into Museum". New York Times. Retrieved 2009-04-18.