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Monte Park

Monte Park from directly overhead

Monte Park is a nature reserve in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 116 m. Diamond Mountain stands 378 m to the north, 8.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Veterans Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.

NJ Green Acres open space

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Ramsey Borough
Access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.05526, -74.12785

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Veterans Park: 0.4 mi
  • Finch Park: 1.0 mi
  • Quad: 1.2 mi
  • Crestwood Park: 1.4 mi
  • Lions Park: 1.7 mi
Nature reserves
Attractions
  • Abandoned Tractor: 1.2 mi
  • Town of Ramapo Challenger Learning Center: 4.0 mi
  • Basalt Beach: 6.1 mi
  • American Flag Rock: 6.9 mi
  • Great Oak Tree: 7.2 mi
Historic sites
Museums
Peaks
Gardens
  • Memorial Garden: 4.4 mi
  • Community Garden: 4.8 mi
  • Herbert Kurz Peace Garden: 5.8 mi
  • 9/11 Memorial Garden: 5.9 mi
  • Horsechestnut Collection: 7.3 mi
Artworks
  • Special Delivery: 5.3 mi
  • Four Continents Statues: 7.3 mi
  • Four Continents Statues: 7.3 mi
  • Four Continents Statues: 7.3 mi
  • Four Continents Statues: 7.3 mi
Cliffs
  • Oliphant Boulder: 6.5 mi
  • Run-up: 6.5 mi
  • High Electricity: 6.5 mi
  • Torch: 6.5 mi
  • Whetstone: 6.5 mi
Beaches: 59
  • Crystal Lake Beach Club: 6.1 mi
  • Sunny Ridge Beach: 8.3 mi
  • Pines Lake West Beach: 8.5 mi
  • Lionshead Lake Beach: 8.8 mi
  • Old Sebago Beach: 9.9 mi
Picnic sites: 18
  • Kakiat Park: 6.3 mi
  • Duck Pond Picnic Area: 6.5 mi
  • Rea House Picnic Area: 7.0 mi
  • Area C: 7.5 mi
  • Area B: 7.5 mi
Waterfalls: 12
  • MacMillan Brook Falls: 4.0 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 7.2 mi
  • Bridal Veil Falls: 7.9 mi
  • Great Falls: 10.0 mi
  • Chikahoki Falls: 10.7 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Lighthouses: 3
Rest areas: 2
Springs: 2
  • Boiling Spring: 19.7 mi
  • Tulip Springs: 22.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.9 miles of Monte Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Diamond MountainN 357°378 m8.7 mi
Squirrel Swamp MountainN 10°378 m9.3 mi
Conklin MountainN 1°365 m9.6 mi
Tuxedo RockN 3°358 m9.4 mi
Raccoon Brook HillN 358°353 m7.8 mi
Bald MountainNW 320°351 m5.9 mi
Ramapo TorneNNW 345°341 m6.9 mi
Pine Meadow MountainN 0°340 m8.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3219:09
June solstice05:2519:5120:33
September equinox06:4518:1918:56
December solstice07:1915:4816:32

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, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/868872926

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