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Apshawa Preserve

Apshawa Preserve from directly overhead

Apshawa Preserve is a nature reserve in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 239 m. Bearfort Mountain stands 445 m to the north, 8.0 miles off. The nearest named place is New City Village, a ghost town 0.7 miles away. Western Highlands Scenic Byway passes 8.0 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Passaic County
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.02401, -74.38041

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Silas Condict County Park: 1.4 mi
  • Butler Forest Preserve: 2.1 mi
  • Ron Assante Park: 2.3 mi
  • Bogue Pond Park: 2.4 mi
  • John A Talbot Field: 2.5 mi
Peaks
Attractions
  • Cave Tunnel: 2.2 mi
  • Balanced Rock: 3.8 mi
  • Blue Mine: 4.1 mi
  • Whale Head Rock: 4.2 mi
  • Tripod Rock: 4.3 mi
Museums
Historic sites
  • Mission Honor Veterans Project: 2.8 mi
  • 9/11 Memorial: 3.0 mi
  • Nazi Bund Camp: 3.6 mi
  • Riverdale Veterans Memorial: 4.7 mi
  • Riverdale September 11th Memorial: 4.7 mi
Cliffs
  • Eagle Cliff: 4.1 mi
  • Wooden Bridge: 13.7 mi
  • Party Wall: 13.8 mi
  • Vulnerability Corner: 13.8 mi
  • Crumbling Under Pressure: 13.8 mi
Gardens
  • Rain Garden: 4.4 mi
  • Sensory Garden: 6.4 mi
  • Perennial Garden: 6.4 mi
  • South Rock Garden: 6.5 mi
  • BHS Garden: 8.4 mi
Artworks
  • Mustang: 9.1 mi
  • Bride and Bull sculpture: 9.8 mi
  • Four Continents Statues: 10.1 mi
  • Four Continents Statues: 10.1 mi
  • Four Continents Statues: 10.1 mi
Beaches: 58
  • Sunny Ridge Beach: 6.1 mi
  • Pines Lake West Beach: 6.2 mi
  • Lionshead Lake Beach: 7.1 mi
  • Crystal Lake Beach Club: 7.3 mi
  • Cliffwood Lake Beach: 7.8 mi
Picnic sites: 22
  • Reservable Picnic Area: 11.0 mi
  • Coast Guard & Air Force Pavilion: 11.2 mi
  • Duck Pond Picnic Area: 12.3 mi
  • Rea House Picnic Area: 12.3 mi
  • Two Field Picnic Area: 12.6 mi
Waterfalls: 12
  • Otter Hole: 2.2 mi
  • Chikahoki Falls: 2.8 mi
  • Boonton Falls: 8.3 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 8.6 mi
  • Mine Hole Falls: 9.3 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Springs: 3
Rest areas: 3
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.8 miles of Apshawa Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bearfort MountainN 356°445 m8.0 mi
Bowling Green MountainW 263°420 m8.9 mi
Green Pond MountainWSW 245°393 m9.4 mi
Buck MountainNNE 29°378 m2.7 mi
Copperas MountainW 263°373 m4.4 mi
Mount PaulW 279°368 m8.4 mi
Kanouse MountainWNW 300°361 m2.5 mi
Assiniwikam MountainNE 34°360 m3.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3319:10
June solstice05:2619:5220:34
September equinox06:4618:2018:57
December solstice07:2015:4916:33

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272937485967727064524233
Precip in4.13.24.54.24.04.94.64.34.95.03.84.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Charlotteburg Rsvr, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/923079827

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