High Point Monument (obelisk) is located in Highpoint State Park in Sussex County, NJ. The monument was built to honor war veterans, through the generosity of the Kuser Family of Bernardsville, NJ. Master Mason Michael Maddaluna began construction of the tower in 1928 and completed it in 1930. At the top of the 220 foot structure; the base is 34 square feet. Great views of Pocono Mountains toward the west, the Catskill Mountains to the north, and the Wallkill River Valley in the southeast. At the top of New Jersey’s tallest knob, the Monument is an obelisk.

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