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Cushetunk Mountain Nature Preserve

Cushetunk Mountain Nature Preserve from directly overhead

Cushetunk Mountain Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 174 m. Allamuchy Mountain stands 377 m to the north, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Readington Museum, a museum 1.8 miles away. Warren Heritage Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Hunterdon County
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates40.62292, -74.80371

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Museums
  • Readington Museum: 1.8 mi
  • Bouman-Stickney Farmstead Museum: 3.2 mi
  • Solitude House: 5.5 mi
  • Califon Station: 6.9 mi
  • Northlandz: 7.4 mi
Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Cornhuskers Park: 2.2 mi
  • Hillcrest Park: 4.8 mi
  • Olde Towne Park: 5.2 mi
  • Brandywine Park: 5.3 mi
  • Sunnyside Picnic Area & Awossagame Grove: 5.3 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
  • The Lost Boys Statues: 10.0 mi
  • Farnese Bull Statue: 10.8 mi
  • Children Reading on a Bench: 11.9 mi
  • Orange M&M: 16.7 mi
  • Kyle Busch Racecar: 16.7 mi
Attractions: 51
Gardens: 39
  • Branchburg Community Garden: 7.3 mi
  • Duke Farms Community Garden: 10.8 mi
  • Liebenzell Communtiny Garden: 12.1 mi
  • The Washington Township Community Garden: 13.0 mi
  • Rudolf W. van der Goot Rose Garden: 14.4 mi
Picnic sites: 18
  • Grove Street Park: 12.6 mi
  • Primrose Preserve: 16.3 mi
  • Mendham Overlook Area: 17.8 mi
  • Inman Park Picnic Grove: 18.1 mi
  • Island Picnic Grove: 20.2 mi
Cliffs: 7
Waterfalls: 5
Beaches: 5
  • Budd Lake Municipal Beach: 16.8 mi
  • Mine Hill Beach: 19.7 mi
  • Indian Lake Clubhouse Beach: 24.5 mi
  • Parks Lake Beach: 24.7 mi
  • Indian Lake Main Beach: 24.9 mi
Rest areas: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 1
  • Marble Spring: 20.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.0 miles of Cushetunk Mountain Nature Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Allamuchy MountainN 1°377 m21.0 mi
Upper Pohatcong MountainNNW 349°375 m15.4 mi
Schooleys MountainN 2°364 m14.3 mi
Baldpate MountainNNW 339°355 m14.3 mi
County House MountainNNW 328°348 m15.1 mi
Mount No MoreNW 317°348 m16.9 mi
Danville MountainNNW 338°342 m18.4 mi
Mount FreedomNE 38°341 m19.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3519:11
June solstice05:2919:5320:34
September equinox06:4718:2218:58
December solstice07:2015:5216:36

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293139516170757366544335
Precip in3.93.14.54.14.34.84.94.24.44.53.54.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Flemington 5 NNW, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/914431302

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