New York–New Jersey Highlands New York–New Jersey Highlands The New York – New Jersey Highlands is a geological formation composed primarily of Precambrian igneous and metamorphic rock running from the Delaware River near Musconetcong Mountain, northeast through the Skylands Region of New Jersey along the Bearfort Ridge and the Ramapo Mountains, Sterling Forest, Harriman and Bear Mountain State Parks in New York, to the Hudson River at Storm King Mountain. The northern region is also known as the Hudson Highlands and the southern as the New Jersey Highlands. A broader definition would extend the region west to Reading, Pennsylvania, and east to the Housatonic
Black River, New York Census Bureau, it has a total area of , of which are land and , or 2.88%, are water. The Black River flows through the center of the village and forms the border between the towns of Le Ray and Rutland. New York State Route 3 (Rutland Street) passes through the south side of the village and intersects New York State Route 342 west of the village. NY-3 leads west (downriver) to the center of Watertown and east (upriver) to Carthage. NY 342 leads northwest to Interstate 81 north of Watertown. As of the census of 2000, there were 1,285