itt atin ny ▁Valley ▁to ▁the ▁north ▁of ▁Newton ▁experiences ▁a ▁snow b elt ▁phenomen on ▁and ▁has ▁been ▁categor ized ▁as ▁a ▁micro cl imate ▁region ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁" S us sex ▁County ▁Snow ▁B elt ." ▁ ▁This ▁region ▁receives ▁approximately ▁forty ▁to ▁fifty ▁inches ▁of ▁snow ▁per ▁year ▁and ▁generally ▁more ▁snow fall ▁that ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁Northern ▁New ▁Jersey ▁and ▁the ▁Northern ▁Cl imate ▁Zone . ▁This ▁phenomen on ▁is ▁attributed ▁to ▁the ▁or ographic ▁lift ▁of ▁K itt atin ny ▁Mountain ▁which ▁impact s ▁local ▁weather ▁patterns ▁by ▁increasing ▁hum id ity ▁and ▁precip itation . ▁ ▁The ▁month ly ▁daily ▁average ▁temperature ▁ranges ▁from ▁ ▁in ▁January ▁to ▁ ▁in ▁July . ▁Tem per atures ▁reach ▁ ▁on ▁ 1 2 . 6 ▁days ▁and ▁fall ▁to ▁ ▁on ▁ 6 ▁night s ▁ann ually . ▁Snow fall ▁aver ages ▁ ▁per ▁season , ▁although ▁this ▁usually ▁var ies ▁widely ▁from ▁year ▁to ▁year . ▁Ext rem es ▁in ▁temperature ▁range ▁from ▁ ▁on ▁January ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁up ▁to ▁ ▁on ▁July ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 9 3 6 . ▁ ▁Wild life ▁and ▁conservation ▁ ▁Several ▁large ▁tract s ▁of ▁land ▁within ▁the ▁Pap ak ating ▁waters hed ▁are ▁protected ▁areas ▁admin ister ed ▁by ▁state ▁and ▁federal ▁govern ments . ▁Seg ments ▁of ▁land ▁along ▁the ▁eastern ▁face ▁K itt atin ny ▁Mountain ▁are ▁located ▁within ▁the ▁boundaries ▁of ▁High ▁Point ▁State ▁Park ▁and ▁Sto