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Hawk Hill

Hawk Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Hawk Hill is a cliff in New Jersey, at a recorded elevation of 103 m. Mount Freedom stands 341 m to the west-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Nook Hill, a peak 0.3 miles away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 20 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
103 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.73982, -74.30590
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Gardens
Parks
Artworks
Museums
Attractions
  • African Adventure: 2.3 mi
  • Amazing Asia: 2.3 mi
  • Australian Outback: 2.3 mi
  • Animal Ambassadors: 2.3 mi
  • Prairie Dog: 2.4 mi
Nature reserves
  • Hidden Valley Park: 3.0 mi
  • East Hills Park: 3.2 mi
  • West Essex Park: 3.7 mi
  • Prospect Park: 4.3 mi
  • West Essex Park: 4.4 mi
Historic sites
  • Veterans Memorial: 3.0 mi
  • September 11th Memorial: 4.5 mi
  • Girl Scout Cabin (#10): 5.0 mi
  • Lake Surprise Boathouse (#11): 5.2 mi
  • Lake Surprise Bathhouse (#12): 5.2 mi
Beaches: 54
Picnic sites: 34
  • The Park: 3.8 mi
  • Oak Grove Picnic Area: 5.0 mi
  • Evergreen Picnic Area: 5.2 mi
  • Sky Top Picnic Area: 6.6 mi
  • Linden Airport mini-park: 9.3 mi
Waterfalls: 16
  • Hemlock Falls: 1.2 mi
  • Hobble Falls: 1.2 mi
  • Seele: 7.2 mi
  • Boonton Falls: 13.0 mi
  • Great Falls: 13.8 mi
Cliffs: 13
  • little daddy Maginot: 9.7 mi
  • Maginot Mountain: 9.8 mi
  • Big Ma Maginot Drop: 9.9 mi
  • Wooden Bridge: 9.9 mi
  • Sir Maginot Drop: 10.0 mi
Rest areas: 6
Ghost towns: 4
Lighthouses: 3
Springs: 2
  • Tulip Springs: 1.3 mi
  • Boiling Spring: 13.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.8 miles of Hawk Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount FreedomWNW 296°341 m15.8 mi
Fugawe RidgeNNW 339°335 m17.0 mi
Calais MountainWNW 292°334 m15.8 mi
Watnong MountainNW 308°295.7 m12.4 mi
Stony Brook MountainsNNW 346°289 m16.5 mi
Rock Pear MountainNNW 344°289 m16.7 mi
Pyramid MountainNNW 344°283 m15.3 mi
Union HillNW 306°277 m13.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3319:09
June solstice05:2719:5120:33
September equinox06:4518:2018:56
December solstice07:1915:5016:34

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313240526171767467554536
Precip in3.53.04.24.04.04.84.74.94.64.63.64.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Canoe Brook, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/357733534

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