Editing Hardwick Township, New Jersey (section)

==Geography==
[[File:Flickr - Nicholas T - Banded.jpg|thumb|[[Mount Tammany]] in Hardwick and [[Knowlton Township, New Jersey|Knowlton]] Townships]]
According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the township had a total area of 38.94 square miles (100.85&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), including 37.53 square miles (97.19&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of land and 1.42 square miles (3.66&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of water (3.63%).<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name=GR1 /> The part of the township east of the Kittatinny Ridge (the part excluding the now defunct Pahaquarry Township) is located in the [[Kittatinny Mountains|Kittatinny Valley]] which is a section of the [[Great Appalachian Valley]] that stretches for {{convert|700|mi}} from Canada to Alabama. The defunct Pahaquarry section of the Township which borders the [[Delaware River]] is located in the [[Delaware River|Minisink Valley]] that extends from the [[Delaware Water Gap]] north to [[Port Jervis, New York]].

[[Local government in New Jersey#Unincorporated communities|Unincorporated communities]], localities and place names located partially or completely within the township include Bass Lake, Franklin Grove, Hardwick, Hardwick Center, Millbrook, Newbakers Corner, Sand Pond, Squares Corner and White Pond.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/localnames.txt Locality Search], State of [[New Jersey]]. Accessed March 18, 2015.</ref>

[[Sunfish Pond]] is a {{convert|44|acre|ha|adj=on}} [[glacial lake]] surrounded by a {{convert|258|acre|ha|adj=on}} hardwood forest located on the [[Kittatinny Ridge]] within [[Worthington State Forest]], adjacent to the [[Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area]]. The [[Appalachian Trail]] runs alongside the western and northern edges of the lake, which was created by the [[Wisconsin Glacier]] during the last ice age. The lake was declared a [[National Natural Landmark]] in January 1970.<ref>[http://www.nature.nps.gov/nnl/site.cfm?Site=SUPO-NJ Sunfish Pond] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150707111711/http://www.nature.nps.gov/nnl/site.cfm?Site=SUPO-NJ |date=July 7, 2015 }}, [[National Park Service]]. Accessed July 6, 2015.</ref>

[[Camp Ralph S. Mason]] is a [[YMCA]], established in 1900, that covers {{convert|460|acres}} adjacent to the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area that serves approximately 800 campers in its summer camp programs and 7,000 participants at its outdoor center.<ref>[http://campmason.org/about/ Abot], YMCA Camp Mason. Accessed July 6, 2015.</ref>

The [[Pahaquarry Copper Mine]] is an abandoned copper mine. Active mining was attempted for brief periods during the mid-eighteenth, mid-nineteenth, and early twentieth centuries but was never successful. The site is administered by the [[National Park Service]].<ref>[https://data.doi.gov/dataset/pahaquarry-copper-mine-cultural-landscape-report-delaware-water-gap-national-recreation-ar "Pahaquarry Copper Mine: Cultural Landscape Report, Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, National Park Service"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150707121205/https://data.doi.gov/dataset/pahaquarry-copper-mine-cultural-landscape-report-delaware-water-gap-national-recreation-ar |date=2015-07-07 }}, [[National Park Service]]. Accessed July 6, 2015.</ref>

Hardwick Township borders the municipalities of [[Blairstown, New Jersey|Blairstown]], [[Frelinghuysen Township, New Jersey|Frelinghuysen Township]], and [[Knowlton Township, New Jersey|Knowlton Township]] in Warren County; and [[Stillwater Township, New Jersey|Stillwater Township]] and [[Walpack Township, New Jersey|Walpack Township]] in [[Sussex County, New Jersey|Sussex County]].<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>