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Autumn Hill Reservation

Autumn Hill Reservation from directly overhead

Autumn Hill Reservation is a nature reserve in New Jersey, at a recorded elevation of 81 m. Hell Mountain stands 288 m to the north-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Herrontown Woods, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Millstone Valley Scenic Byway passes 0.7 miles off. 39 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
81 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.38299, -74.63818

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Barbara Smoyer Park: 0.6 mi
  • Hilltop Park: 0.9 mi
  • Van Horne Park: 1.1 mi
  • Panicaro Park: 1.2 mi
  • Grover Park: 1.4 mi
Museums
Attractions
Gardens: 44
Peaks: 39
Picnic sites: 20
  • Picnic Area: 7.0 mi
  • Inman Park Picnic Grove: 10.7 mi
  • Alumni Grove: 10.7 mi
  • Student Picnic Area: 11.0 mi
  • Grove 1: 13.2 mi
Beaches: 9
Rest areas: 6
Waterfalls: 4
Cliffs: 4
  • Washington's Rock: 16.1 mi
  • Old Quarry: 16.2 mi
  • Devil's Tea Table: 23.1 mi
  • lower waterfall ledge: 24.4 mi
Ghost towns: 3

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Autumn Hill Reservation. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hell MountainNNW 338°288 m22.9 mi
Cushetunk MountainNNW 327°254 m17.8 mi
Mine MountainN 4°251 m23.5 mi
Round MountainNW 320°186 m16.7 mi
Mount Saint JohnN 358°179 m24.2 mi
Plumstead HillW 269°174 m24.3 mi
Sourland MountainNW 321°171 m7.4 mi
Second Watchung MountainNNE 17°168 m15.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3519:11
June solstice05:2919:5220:33
September equinox06:4718:2218:58
December solstice07:1915:5316:36

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303240516170757366544435
Precip in3.83.04.34.04.44.75.54.34.54.43.54.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wertsville 4 NE, 9 mi away.

  • Great Blue Heron60 obs
  • common mugwort54 obs
  • multiflora rose50 obs
  • Virginia Springbeauty46 obs
  • White-tailed Deer44 obs
  • lesser celandine39 obs
  • Eastern Skunk Cabbage38 obs
  • Spotted Lanternfly37 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/870417840

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