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50: 321: 66: 307: 367: 352: 337: 1732: 73: 1772: 614: 216:. Garret Mountain is Passaic County's major recreational area, providing the visitors with grass fields, several miles of walking/running trails, basketball courts, picnic areas, Barbour's Pond is state stocked with fish for anglers, as well as an Equestrian Center with horseback riding lessons. 294:
Since the park is an oasis of woodland surrounded by urbanity, Garret Mountain is a stopover point for migrating song birds, including 35 species of warblers, numerous vireos, orioles, sparrows and thrushes. Birdwatchers from the tri-state areas flock to this hotspot for great views of over 150
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The Passaic County Parks Department operates the park while the Passaic County Sheriff is responsible for law enforcement in the reservation. For the past several decades, the reservation has been the site of hundreds of high school and college
244:. In 1834, the group visited Paterson and met on what was then known as Weasel Mountain. In 1861, a local map named the mountain as Garret's Rock. The second references Garret Pier, who owned property here. 618: 584: 259:, is a 19th-century castle which has been recently renovated and now hosts the Passaic County Museum (open to the public). It was built in 1892 by Catholina Lambert and was added to the 896: 1217: 1118: 225: 65: 1332: 1000: 627: 416: 845: 1813: 850: 383: 366: 674: 1161: 691: 320: 1808: 1628: 1068: 499: 1202: 1111: 830: 105: 1818: 1299: 1764: 283: 1750: 1309: 459: 1757: 1743: 1684: 1314: 1139: 209: 953: 306: 1803: 1776: 1736: 1253: 1166: 1104: 958: 840: 804: 1398: 1393: 1713: 1304: 1127: 260: 1324: 1184: 1156: 995: 450: 351: 1828: 667: 1294: 1176: 753: 49: 624: 424: 263:
in 1976 for its significance in art, architecture, and industry. Lambert Tower, on the crest of the mountain, overlooks the area.
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There are two theories about the origin of the name Garret. One references the Garret Society, founded in
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once passed 0.2 miles (300 m) east of the castle. Up until 1962, the right-of-way now occupied by
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Garret Mountain Reservation (Passaic County, New Jersey)
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species per year along the easily accessible trails.
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Garret Mountain
IUCN category

Map showing the location of Garret Mountain Reservation
Paterson
Woodland Park, New Jersey
40°54′02″N 74°10′40″W / 40.90056°N 74.17778°W / 40.90056; -74.17778
Passaic County, New Jersey
U.S. National Natural Landmark
First Watchung Mountain
Paterson
Woodland Park
Passaic County
National Natural Landmark
Great Falls of Paterson-Garret Mountain
Clifton
cross country
New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association
Newark
garrets
Lambert Castle
Route 19
National Register of Historic Places
Morris Canal
I-80
Route 19
Boonton Line
Lackawanna Railroad
Lambert Castle
Lambert Castle

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