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Farny State Park

Farny State Park from directly overhead

Farny State Park is a nature reserve in New Jersey, at a recorded elevation of 288 m. Bearfort Mountain stands 445 m to the north-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Cobb Hill, a peak 0.5 miles away. Western Highlands Scenic Byway passes 7.5 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
288 m
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
New Jersey Division of Parks and Forestry
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates40.98111, -74.46415

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Historic sites
  • Splitrock Furnace: 1.3 mi
  • Slag Pile: 1.9 mi
  • Decker-Kincaid Homestead: 3.4 mi
  • September 11th, 2001 Memorial: 3.8 mi
  • Morgan Place Ruins: 4.1 mi
Nature reserves
Parks
Gardens
  • Denville Community Gardens: 5.8 mi
  • BHS Garden: 6.2 mi
  • Rain Garden: 9.6 mi
  • Perennial Garden: 10.3 mi
  • Sensory Garden: 10.3 mi
Museums
Artworks
Cliffs: 57
  • Eagle Cliff: 4.5 mi
  • Wooden Bridge: 15.0 mi
  • Thor: 15.6 mi
  • Sir Maginot Drop: 15.6 mi
  • Maginot Mountain: 15.7 mi
Attractions: 54
  • Cave Tunnel: 4.1 mi
  • Bear Rock: 4.1 mi
  • Tripod Rock: 4.3 mi
  • Whale Head Rock: 4.4 mi
  • Fairy Tale Forest: 5.0 mi
Beaches: 53
Picnic sites: 20
  • Coast Guard & Air Force Pavilion: 8.5 mi
  • Hedden Park Picnic Grounds: 9.4 mi
  • Mendham Overlook Area: 14.3 mi
  • Rea House Picnic Area: 15.9 mi
  • Lafayette Picnic Area: 16.0 mi
Waterfalls: 15
  • Boonton Falls: 5.6 mi
  • Otter Hole: 7.5 mi
  • Chikahoki Falls: 8.1 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 12.5 mi
  • Mine Hole Falls: 14.1 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Springs: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • Harding Truck Rest Area: 15.4 mi
  • Larry Doby Service Area: 17.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.1 miles of Farny State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bearfort MountainNNE 19°445 m11.6 mi
Hamburg MountainNNW 343°433 m12.1 mi
Morris County High PointWNW 295°425 m6.4 mi
Bowling Green MountainWNW 292°420 m4.8 mi
Green Pond MountainWSW 257°393 m4.3 mi
Buck MountainNE 47°378 m7.8 mi
Copperas MountainN 359°373 m2.4 mi
Mount ArlingtonWSW 242°371 m9.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3419:10
June solstice05:2719:5320:34
September equinox06:4618:2118:57
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, 4 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Japanese barberry32 obs
  • Canada mayflower27 obs
  • American wintergreen24 obs
  • Jack-in-the-Pulpit23 obs
  • garlic mustard18 obs
  • mapleleaf viburnum18 obs
  • partridgeberry18 obs
  • Pickerel Frog17 obs

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

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/922861640

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