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Mosle Preserve and Recreation Area

Mosle Preserve and Recreation Area from directly overhead

Mosle Preserve and Recreation Area is a nature reserve in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 195 m. Green Pond Mountain stands 393 m to the north-northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Saint John, a peak 0.6 miles away. Warren Heritage Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Mendham Township, Schiff Natural Lands Trust
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.74061, -74.65112

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks
Historic sites
  • Bockoven Sawmill: 3.6 mi
  • Lewis Forge Site: 4.5 mi
  • Boy Scout Cabin: 6.0 mi
  • Bettin Oak Monument: 6.0 mi
  • Stone Cabin: 6.2 mi
Gardens
  • Cross Estate Gardens: 4.8 mi
  • The Washington Township Community Garden: 6.2 mi
  • Abby Garden: 7.0 mi
  • Vickery Community Garden: 7.5 mi
  • Theodore Largman Community Garden: 7.8 mi
Museums
  • Jacobus Vanderveer House: 5.1 mi
  • The Mahan Collection: 6.9 mi
  • Washington Township Historical Society Museum: 7.4 mi
  • Tunis-Ellicks House: 8.2 mi
  • The Farmstead Arts Center: 8.6 mi
Artworks
Attractions: 59
Beaches: 24
  • Mine Hill Beach: 9.1 mi
  • Budd Lake Municipal Beach: 9.9 mi
  • Indian Lake Clubhouse Beach: 13.1 mi
  • Parks Lake Beach: 13.4 mi
  • Indian Lake Main Beach: 13.5 mi
Picnic sites: 18
  • Grove Street Park: 3.7 mi
  • Primrose Preserve: 6.4 mi
  • Mendham Overlook Area: 6.6 mi
  • Hedden Park Picnic Grounds: 10.1 mi
  • Sky Top Picnic Area: 14.3 mi
Cliffs: 8
  • Hawk Hill: 18.1 mi
  • Eagle Cliff: 20.9 mi
  • Wooden Bridge: 24.3 mi
  • little daddy Maginot: 24.5 mi
  • Maginot Mountain: 24.6 mi
Waterfalls: 6
Rest areas: 5
Ghost towns: 4
Springs: 2
  • Boiling Spring: 15.5 mi
  • Tulip Springs: 18.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.2 miles of Mosle Preserve and Recreation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Green Pond MountainNNE 20°393 m16.6 mi
Allamuchy MountainNNW 330°377 m14.9 mi
Upper Pohatcong MountainWNW 303°375 m13.0 mi
Mount ArlingtonN 6°371 m12.2 mi
Schooleys MountainNW 309°364 m9.6 mi
Mase MountainNNE 13°359 m15.3 mi
Baldpate MountainWNW 292°355 m14.1 mi
Lookout MountainN 358°355 m14.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3519:11
June solstice05:2819:5320:34
September equinox06:4718:2218:58
December solstice07:2015:5116:35

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303340516170757366544435
Precip in3.22.23.93.63.54.24.95.23.83.73.43.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Somerset AP, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/911820828

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