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Buck Mountain

Buck Mountain from directly overhead

Buck Mountain is a nature reserve in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 274 m. Bearfort Mountain stands 445 m to the north, 8.8 miles off. Western Highlands Scenic Byway passes 6.9 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
State of New Jersey
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.01420, -74.41765

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Silas Condict County Park: 1.8 mi
  • John A Talbot Field: 1.9 mi
  • Ron Assante Park: 3.6 mi
  • Butler Forest Preserve: 3.6 mi
  • Dogwood Park: 3.9 mi
Peaks
Museums
Historic sites
  • Decker-Kincaid Homestead: 4.2 mi
  • Splitrock Furnace: 4.2 mi
  • Mission Honor Veterans Project: 4.2 mi
  • Morgan Place Ruins: 4.2 mi
  • 9/11 Memorial: 4.7 mi
Gardens
  • Rain Garden: 6.3 mi
  • BHS Garden: 7.7 mi
  • Perennial Garden: 8.0 mi
  • Sensory Garden: 8.0 mi
  • South Rock Garden: 8.2 mi
Artworks
  • Mustang: 8.9 mi
  • Christopher Columbus: 9.9 mi
  • Courage and Compassion: 10.5 mi
  • Bride and Bull sculpture: 11.2 mi
  • Four Continents Statues: 12.0 mi
Cliffs: 59
  • Eagle Cliff: 3.9 mi
  • Wooden Bridge: 14.5 mi
  • Thor: 15.0 mi
  • Sir Maginot Drop: 15.1 mi
  • Big Ma Maginot Drop: 15.2 mi
Attractions: 56
  • Cave Tunnel: 2.1 mi
  • Fairy Tale Forest: 3.8 mi
  • Whale Head Rock: 3.9 mi
  • Tripod Rock: 4.0 mi
  • Bear Rock: 4.0 mi
Beaches: 54
  • New Beach: 6.9 mi
  • Old Beach: 6.9 mi
  • Cliffwood Lake Beach: 7.3 mi
  • Sunny Ridge Beach: 7.9 mi
  • Pines Lake West Beach: 7.9 mi
Picnic sites: 20
  • Coast Guard & Air Force Pavilion: 10.4 mi
  • Hedden Park Picnic Grounds: 12.7 mi
  • Reservable Picnic Area: 12.8 mi
  • Rea House Picnic Area: 13.9 mi
  • Duck Pond Picnic Area: 14.0 mi
Waterfalls: 12
  • Otter Hole: 4.2 mi
  • Chikahoki Falls: 4.9 mi
  • Boonton Falls: 7.4 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 10.3 mi
  • Mine Hole Falls: 10.8 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Springs: 3
Rest areas: 3
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.8 miles of Buck Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bearfort MountainN 9°445 m8.8 mi
Morris County High PointW 273°425 m8.2 mi
Bowling Green MountainW 266°420 m6.9 mi
Green Pond MountainWSW 244°393 m7.3 mi
Buck MountainNE 47°378 m4.5 mi
Copperas MountainW 272°373 m2.5 mi
Mount PaulWNW 287°368 m6.7 mi
Kanouse MountainN 353°361 m1.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3419:10
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, 1 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/928897405

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