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Highlands Meadow

Highlands Meadow from directly overhead

Highlands Meadow is a nature reserve in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 145 m. Taylor Mountain stands 454 m to the north-northwest, 6.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Monks Mountain, a peak 0.4 miles away. Western Highlands Scenic Byway passes 9.6 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Passaic River Coalition
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.12951, -74.30080

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Monks Mountain: 0.4 mi
  • Tranquility Mountain: 0.8 mi
  • Horse Pond Mountain: 1.3 mi
  • Harrison Mountain: 1.3 mi
  • Boulder Hill: 1.4 mi
Historic sites
  • Long Pond Ironworks: 1.2 mi
  • Former Lion Enclosure: 1.9 mi
  • The Backyard: 3.2 mi
  • Old Glen Gray Water Tank: 4.8 mi
  • Ruins Of Group Of Stone Houses: 4.9 mi
Attractions
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Browns Point: 2.9 mi
  • Pioneer Park/ Painted Forest: 4.7 mi
  • Addice Park: 5.1 mi
  • town-owned property: 5.4 mi
  • town-owned public land: 5.4 mi
Artworks
  • Eagles: 3.2 mi
  • Eagles: 3.2 mi
  • Swan Boy: 3.3 mi
  • Four Continents Statues: 3.4 mi
  • Four Continents Statues: 3.4 mi
Gardens
  • Pinetum: 3.2 mi
  • Octagonal Garden: 3.3 mi
  • Magnolia Walk: 3.3 mi
  • Azaela Garden: 3.3 mi
  • Summer Garden: 3.3 mi
Cliffs
  • Crumbling Under Pressure: 6.9 mi
  • Gravitas Wall: 6.9 mi
  • Party Wall: 6.9 mi
  • Vulnerability Corner: 6.9 mi
  • Yankee Ramparts: 6.9 mi
Museums
Beaches: 54
  • Upper Greenwood Lake Beach: 5.4 mi
  • Crystal Lake Beach Club: 7.4 mi
  • Wawayanda Beach: 7.9 mi
  • Highland Lakes Beach 5: 8.3 mi
  • Highland Lakes Beach 6: 8.5 mi
Picnic sites: 15
  • Reservable Picnic Area: 3.6 mi
  • Kakiat Park: 9.7 mi
  • Duck Pond Picnic Area: 13.6 mi
  • Rea House Picnic Area: 14.0 mi
  • Two Field Picnic Area: 14.5 mi
Waterfalls: 8
  • Mine Hole Falls: 1.4 mi
  • Chikahoki Falls: 6.1 mi
  • Otter Hole: 6.3 mi
  • MacMillan Brook Falls: 6.4 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 11.0 mi
Rest areas: 5
  • Larry Doby Service Area: 21.0 mi
  • Middletown Rest Area: 21.0 mi
  • Wallkill Rest Area: 24.2 mi
  • Greenville Text Stop Eastbound: 24.3 mi
  • Greenville Text Stop Westbound: 24.4 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.4 miles of Highlands Meadow. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Taylor MountainNNW 333°454 m6.2 mi
Bearfort MountainW 279°445 m4.8 mi
Warwick MountainNNW 341°410 m7.1 mi
Bellvale MountainNNW 347°406 m5.2 mi
Buck MountainSSW 210°378 m5.6 mi
Maple HillNW 321°373 m6.7 mi
Big Beech MountainN 8°365 m2.6 mi
Round HillNNW 331°361 m7.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3319:09
June solstice05:2619:5220:34
September equinox06:4518:2018:56
December solstice07:2015:4816:32

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293038496069747366544435
Precip in3.42.73.94.23.65.14.74.63.94.43.84.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wanaque Raymond DAM, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/868485750

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