Editing Liberty Township, New Jersey (section)

==Geography==
[[File:Mountain Lake, Liberty Twp., NJ (2), Nov. 2024.jpg|thumb|right|Mountain Lake, a lake and community within Liberty Township]]
According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the township had a total area of 11.93 square miles (30.89&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), including 11.67 square miles (30.22&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of land and 0.26 square miles (0.68&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of water (2.20%).<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name=GR1 />

[[Mountain Lake, New Jersey|Mountain Lake]] (with a 2010 census population of 575<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/1600000US3448450 DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for Mountain Lake CDP, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212133812/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/1600000US3448450 |date=2020-02-12 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed June 7, 2013.</ref>) is an [[Local government in New Jersey#Unincorporated communities|unincorporated community]] and [[census-designated place]] (CDP) located within the township.<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US34041 GCT-PH1 - Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place from the 2010 Census Summary File 1 for Warren County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212201038/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US34041 |date=2020-02-12 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed June 7, 2013.</ref><ref>[http://www2.census.gov/acs2010_5yr/summaryfile/UserTools/Geography/NJ.xls 2006-2010 American Community Survey Geography for New Jersey], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed June 7, 2013.</ref><ref name=CPH232>[https://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-2-32.pdf New Jersey: 2010 - Population and Housing Unit Counts - 2010 Census of Population and Housing (CPH-2-32)], [[United States Census Bureau]], p. III-5, August 2012. Accessed June 7, 2013.</ref> Other unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the township include Danville, [[Great Meadows, New Jersey|Great Meadows]] and [[Townsbury, New Jersey|Townsbury]].<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/localnames.txt Locality Search], State of [[New Jersey]]. Accessed December 21, 2014.</ref>

Mountain Lake is over 12,000 years old and is Warren County's largest natural [[glacial lake]]. The lake has an area of {{convert|122|acre|km2}}, maximum depth of {{convert|38|ft|m}} and an average depth of {{convert|17|ft|m}}. The Mountain Lake Community Association (MLCA) oversees the Mountain Lake watershed and helps to maintain Mountain Lake's natural habitat.<ref>[http://www.libertytownship.org/community/mountainlake/info.html Mountain Lake Community Association], Liberty Township. Accessed June 7, 2013. "The 3,600 acre Mountain Lake Watershed lies entirely in Liberty Township. It includes Warren County's largest (122 acres), natural, glacial lake, Mountain Lake."</ref> South of Mountain Lake is High Rock where many visitors enjoy to go hiking and can view the lake and surrounding areas, including the [[Delaware Water Gap]].

The township borders the Warren County municipalities of [[Hope Township, New Jersey|Hope Township]], [[Independence Township, New Jersey|Independence Township]], [[Mansfield Township, Warren County, New Jersey|Mansfield Township]] and [[White Township, New Jersey|White Township]].<ref>[https://www.warrencountynj.gov/our-county/municipalities Municipal Directory], [[Warren County, New Jersey]]. Accessed July 30, 2023.</ref><ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/gis/maps/polnoroads.pdf New Jersey Municipal Boundaries], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]]. Accessed November 15, 2019.</ref>