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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 229 m. Bearfort Mountain stands 445 m to the north, 8.2 miles off. The nearest named place is New City Village, a ghost town 0.7 miles away. Western Highlands Scenic Byway passes 7.0 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
State of New Jersey
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.02134, -74.40656

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Silas Condict County Park: 1.6 mi
  • John A Talbot Field: 2.1 mi
  • Butler Forest Preserve: 3.2 mi
  • Ron Assante Park: 3.2 mi
  • Stonybrook Swim Club: 3.7 mi
Peaks
Museums
Historic sites
  • Mission Honor Veterans Project: 3.8 mi
  • 9/11 Memorial: 4.2 mi
  • Morgan Place Ruins: 4.6 mi
  • Decker-Kincaid Homestead: 4.6 mi
  • Nazi Bund Camp: 4.8 mi
Gardens
  • Rain Garden: 5.5 mi
  • Perennial Garden: 7.6 mi
  • Sensory Garden: 7.6 mi
  • South Rock Garden: 7.7 mi
  • BHS Garden: 8.1 mi
Artworks
  • Mustang: 9.2 mi
  • Christopher Columbus: 10.4 mi
  • Bride and Bull sculpture: 10.9 mi
  • Courage and Compassion: 10.9 mi
  • Four Continents Statues: 11.2 mi
Cliffs: 59
  • Eagle Cliff: 4.1 mi
  • Wooden Bridge: 14.5 mi
  • Thor: 15.0 mi
  • Sir Maginot Drop: 15.0 mi
  • Party Wall: 15.0 mi
Attractions: 56
  • Cave Tunnel: 2.2 mi
  • Fairy Tale Forest: 3.9 mi
  • Whale Head Rock: 4.2 mi
  • Tripod Rock: 4.3 mi
  • Bear Rock: 4.4 mi
Beaches: 54
  • Cliffwood Lake Beach: 7.1 mi
  • New Beach: 7.2 mi
  • Old Beach: 7.2 mi
  • Sunny Ridge Beach: 7.4 mi
  • Pines Lake West Beach: 7.5 mi
Picnic sites: 20
  • Coast Guard & Air Force Pavilion: 10.9 mi
  • Reservable Picnic Area: 12.1 mi
  • Hedden Park Picnic Grounds: 13.4 mi
  • Duck Pond Picnic Area: 13.5 mi
  • Rea House Picnic Area: 13.5 mi
Waterfalls: 12
  • Otter Hole: 3.4 mi
  • Chikahoki Falls: 4.2 mi
  • Boonton Falls: 7.9 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 9.9 mi
  • Mine Hole Falls: 10.1 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Springs: 3
Rest areas: 3
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.3 miles of Buck Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bearfort MountainN 5°445 m8.2 mi
Morris County High PointW 270°425 m8.8 mi
Bowling Green MountainW 263°420 m7.5 mi
Green Pond MountainWSW 242°393 m8.1 mi
Buck MountainNE 46°378 m3.7 mi
Copperas MountainW 263°373 m3.1 mi
Mount PaulWNW 282°368 m7.1 mi
Kanouse MountainNNW 331°361 m1.6 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/928897403

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