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Dickerson Mine Preserve

Dickerson Mine Preserve from directly overhead

Dickerson Mine Preserve is a nature reserve in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 248 m. Morris County High Point stands 425 m to the north, 10 miles off. Warren Heritage Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Mine Hill Township
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates40.87140, -74.61061

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks
  • Hedden Park: 1.7 mi
  • Hurd Park: 2.3 mi
  • WaterWorks Park: 2.5 mi
  • Brundage Park: 2.7 mi
  • Veterans Community Park: 3.0 mi
Attractions
  • 13th Hour Haunted House: 2.7 mi
  • Patriotic Tank: 3.1 mi
  • Legend Rock: 5.0 mi
  • Egan’s Gold Mine: 6.8 mi
  • Fosterfields Living Historical Farm: 7.3 mi
Gardens
  • Vickery Community Garden: 3.6 mi
  • Denville Community Gardens: 7.4 mi
  • Abby Garden: 7.7 mi
  • Elliott Street Community Garden: 7.7 mi
  • Mount Olive Community Garden: 7.8 mi
Historic sites
  • Lewis Forge Site: 4.9 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Monument: 5.0 mi
  • Boy Scout Cabin: 5.1 mi
  • Stone Cabin: 5.3 mi
  • Morris County 9/11 Memorial: 5.3 mi
Museums
  • Rockaway Borough Historical: 5.2 mi
  • Denville's History Musuem: 7.3 mi
  • Speedwell Village: 7.9 mi
  • Morris Plains Borough Museum: 8.0 mi
  • Macculloch Hall Historical Museum: 8.7 mi
Artworks
Beaches: 44
  • Mine Hill Beach: 0.4 mi
  • Parks Lake Beach: 5.5 mi
  • Indian Lake Clubhouse Beach: 6.4 mi
  • Indian Lake Main Beach: 6.7 mi
  • Budd Lake Municipal Beach: 7.4 mi
Waterfalls: 17
  • Buttermilk Falls: 5.0 mi
  • Boonton Falls: 10.4 mi
  • Seele: 17.8 mi
  • Otter Hole: 18.2 mi
  • Hobble Falls: 18.8 mi
Picnic sites: 16
Cliffs: 9
  • Eagle Cliff: 13.6 mi
  • Pike Rock: 18.3 mi
  • Hawk Hill: 18.3 mi
  • Wooden Bridge: 20.5 mi
  • little daddy Maginot: 21.0 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Rest areas: 4
  • Harding Truck Rest Area: 9.2 mi
  • Cushetunk Rest Area: 18.8 mi
  • Larry Doby Service Area: 22.7 mi
  • Rest area: 22.8 mi
Springs: 3
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.5 miles of Dickerson Mine Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Morris County High PointN 10°425 m10.5 mi
Bowling Green MountainNNE 19°420 m9.9 mi
Green Pond MountainNNE 28°393 m7.5 mi
Allamuchy MountainWNW 292°377 m10.3 mi
Upper Pohatcong MountainW 261°375 m13.3 mi
Copperas MountainNE 37°373 m12.5 mi
Mount ArlingtonNNW 343°371 m3.2 mi
Mount PaulNNE 17°368 m12.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3419:11
June solstice05:2819:5320:34
September equinox06:4718:2118:57
December solstice07:2015:5016:34

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293139506070757366534334
Precip in3.72.84.23.64.04.94.73.74.74.54.14.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boonton 1 SE, 11 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/911827305

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