From Lenape word: Kittatinny. Meaning: Great hill or endless mountain.

Why is Kittatinny a Lenape word for Big Mountain?

The name comes from a Lenape Native American word meaning "endless hill" or "great mountain". The highest peak in the range is High Point at 1,803 feet (550 m), which is also the highest point in the state of New Jersey. ... Due to the hardness of the quartz, the mountain is extremely resistant to weathering.

Where is Kittatinny?

New Jersey Conservation Foundation's Kittatinny Ridge project area, about 60 miles west of New York City, can be found in the Appalachian Ridge and Valley region of New Jersey, an extension of the larger Shenandoah Valley area extending from Alabama to New York.