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Ken Lockwood Gorge

Ken Lockwood Gorge from directly overhead

Ken Lockwood Gorge is a nature reserve in New Jersey, at a recorded elevation of 127 m. Allamuchy Mountain stands 377 m to the north-northeast, 17 miles off. Warren Heritage Scenic Byway passes 5.8 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
127 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates40.69406, -74.87369

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
  • Ken Lockwood Gorge: 0.6 mi
  • Ken Lockwood Gorge: 1.5 mi
  • Ken Lockwood Gorge: 1.5 mi
  • Hagedorn Preserve: 1.8 mi
  • Union Furnace Preserve: 2.7 mi
Historic sites
Parks
  • Commons Park: 2.1 mi
  • Union Forge Park: 2.2 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 3.7 mi
  • Spruce Run State Recreation Area: 3.9 mi
  • Treadwell Farm Historic District: 6.7 mi
Peaks
Museums: 58
  • Solitude House: 1.7 mi
  • Califon Station: 2.5 mi
  • Lebanon Township Museum: 5.0 mi
  • Readington Museum: 7.9 mi
  • Washington Township Historical Society Museum: 8.0 mi
Attractions: 45
  • Hall Christmas Tree Farm: 3.1 mi
  • Legend of Jenny Jump: 14.9 mi
  • Haunted Cemetery: 15.0 mi
  • Haunted Halloween House: 15.0 mi
  • Santa's Barn: 15.0 mi
Artworks: 35
  • Children Reading on a Bench: 8.2 mi
  • Orange M&M: 12.0 mi
  • Kyle Busch Racecar: 12.0 mi
  • Blue M&M: 12.0 mi
  • Yellow M&M: 12.1 mi
Gardens: 27
  • Liebenzell Communtiny Garden: 7.7 mi
  • Pohatcong Native Arboretum: 8.4 mi
  • The Washington Township Community Garden: 10.5 mi
  • Mount Olive Community Garden: 12.8 mi
  • Branchburg Community Garden: 13.4 mi
Beaches: 13
  • Budd Lake Municipal Beach: 13.3 mi
  • Mine Hill Beach: 18.1 mi
  • Wilson Avenue River Access: 23.3 mi
  • Parks Lake Beach: 23.7 mi
  • Indian Lake Clubhouse Beach: 24.1 mi
Cliffs: 10
Picnic sites: 9
Waterfalls: 9
Rest areas: 4
  • Cushetunk Rest Area: 8.8 mi
  • Rest area: 18.3 mi
  • Harding Truck Rest Area: 19.5 mi
  • Pennsylvania Welcome Center: 24.8 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
  • Marble Spring: 15.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.0 miles of Ken Lockwood Gorge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Allamuchy MountainNNE 14°377 m16.6 mi
Upper Pohatcong MountainN 4°375 m10.2 mi
Mount ArlingtonNE 40°371 m20.0 mi
Schooleys MountainNNE 24°364 m10.2 mi
Baldpate MountainN 350°355 m8.6 mi
County House MountainNNW 331°348 m9.0 mi
Mount No MoreNW 313°348 m10.9 mi
Jenny Jump MountainN 354°344 m15.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3619:12
June solstice05:2919:5320:35
September equinox06:4818:2218:59
December solstice07:2115:5216:36

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, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/913240301

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