▁ 4 0 0 ▁million ▁years ▁ago ). ▁The ▁cre ek ' s ▁waters hed ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁northern ▁K itt atin ny ▁Valley ▁in ▁New ▁Jersey ▁which ▁is ▁a ▁segment ▁of ▁the ▁Great ▁App al ach ian ▁Valley , ▁a ▁ 1 , 2 0 0 - m iles ▁( 1 , 9 0 0   km ) ▁tr ough ▁sp anning ▁from ▁Quebec ▁to ▁Alabama . ▁E lev ations ▁within ▁the ▁K itt atin ny ▁Valley ▁range ▁from ▁ ▁to ▁. ▁In ▁New ▁Jersey , ▁the ▁northern ▁portion ▁of ▁K itt atin ny ▁Valley ▁is ▁dra ined ▁by ▁the ▁waters hed ▁of ▁the ▁Wall kill ▁River ▁of ▁which ▁Pap ak ating ▁Creek ▁is ▁a ▁trib ut ary . ▁Its ▁southern ▁portion ▁is ▁dra ined ▁by ▁Paul ins ▁Kill ▁and ▁Pe quest ▁River . ▁The ▁waters h eds ▁of ▁northern ▁and ▁southern ▁K itt atin ny ▁Valley ▁are ▁divided ▁by ▁a ▁gla cial ▁m ora ine . ▁The ▁Pap ak ating ▁valley ' s ▁top ography ▁and ▁sur f icial ▁ge ology ▁is ▁defined ▁by ▁strat ified ▁and ▁un str at ified ▁dr ift ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁till ▁and ▁gra vel ▁depos its ▁left ▁behind ▁by ▁the ▁retre ating ▁gla ci ers ▁during ▁the ▁Wisconsin ▁gla ci ation ▁( the ▁last ▁ice ▁age ) ▁and ▁feature ▁several ▁k ames ▁and ▁k ame ▁terra ces . ▁ ▁A ▁unique ▁feature ▁in ▁the ▁waters hed ▁is ▁R ut an ▁Hill , ▁also ▁called ▁Vol can ic ▁Hill , ▁thought ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁thro