Watchung Mountains, New Jersey (NJ), United States

Facts & Statistics
Place Name	Watchung Mountains
Pronunciation	WAH-chuhng
Place Status (Type)	mountain range
Location	New Jersey, United States, North America
Latitude	unknown
Longitude	unknown

Watchung Mountains (WAH-chuhng), 2 long low ridges of volcanic origin, from 400 ft/122 m to 500 ft/152 m high, N central N.J. They curve c.40 mi/64 km bet. Paterson and Somerville. Basalt is quarried here. The Watchungs have been the scene of extensive suburban development since the 1970s.