. ▁ ▁Pass a ic ▁County ▁was ▁created ▁on ▁February ▁ 7 , ▁ 1 8 3 7 , ▁from ▁port ions ▁of ▁Ber gen ▁County ▁and ▁Es sex ▁County . ▁ ▁Geography ▁ ▁The ▁landscape ▁of ▁Pass a ic ▁County , ▁near ▁the ▁north ▁edge ▁of ▁New ▁Jersey , ▁sp ans ▁some ▁h illy ▁areas ▁and ▁has ▁do z ens ▁of ▁la kes . ▁The ▁county ▁covers ▁a ▁region ▁about ▁. ▁The ▁region ▁is ▁split ▁by ▁major ▁roads , ▁including ▁port ions ▁of ▁Inter state ▁ 2 8 7 ▁and ▁I - 8 0 , ▁near ▁Pat erson ▁( see ▁map ▁at ▁left ). ▁The ▁Garden ▁State ▁Park way ▁( G SP ) ▁cut s ▁across ▁the ▁southern ▁end , ▁near ▁Cl if ton . ▁The ▁Pass a ic ▁River ▁wind s ▁n ortheast ▁past ▁Tot owa ▁into ▁Pat erson , ▁where ▁the ▁river ▁then ▁turns ▁south ▁to ▁Pass a ic ▁town , ▁on ▁the ▁way ▁to ▁New ark , ▁further ▁south . ▁ ▁The ▁highest ▁point ▁is ▁any ▁one ▁of ▁six ▁areas ▁on ▁Bear fort ▁R idge ▁in ▁West ▁Mil ford ▁at ▁approximately ▁ ▁above ▁sea ▁level . ▁The ▁lowest ▁elev ation ▁is ▁approximately ▁ ▁along ▁the ▁Pass a ic ▁River ▁in ▁Cl if ton . ▁ ▁The ▁sout he astern , ▁more ▁popul ous ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁county ▁is ▁either ▁flat ▁near ▁the ▁river ▁or ▁m ild ly ▁h illy . ▁The ▁north western ▁section ▁is ▁rug ged ▁and ▁mountain ous . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 1