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North Section of Point Mountain Reservation

North Section of Point Mountain Reservation from directly overhead

North Section of Point Mountain Reservation is a nature reserve in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 267 m. Mount Mohican stands 480 m to the north-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Central Section of Point Mountain Reservation, a nature reserve 1.1 miles away. Warren Heritage Scenic Byway passes 0.7 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

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Hunterdon County
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.77889, -74.88625

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks
  • Port Murray Preserve: 1.8 mi
  • Rockport Game Farm: 3.0 mi
  • Treadwell Farm Historic District: 4.2 mi
  • Florence Kuipers Park: 4.7 mi
  • Harrington Park: 4.8 mi
Historic sites
Museums: 55
  • Califon Station: 4.9 mi
  • Pequest Trout Hatchery: 5.0 mi
  • Washington Township Historical Society Museum: 5.6 mi
  • Lebanon Township Museum: 5.6 mi
  • Hackettstown Historical Society: 5.9 mi
Attractions: 45
  • Hall Christmas Tree Farm: 4.7 mi
  • Legend of Jenny Jump: 9.2 mi
  • Haunted Cemetery: 9.2 mi
  • Haunted Halloween House: 9.2 mi
  • Arcade: 9.3 mi
Gardens: 28
  • Liebenzell Communtiny Garden: 3.8 mi
  • Pohatcong Native Arboretum: 5.6 mi
  • The Washington Township Community Garden: 8.1 mi
  • Mount Olive Community Garden: 8.6 mi
  • Vickery Community Garden: 12.1 mi
Waterfalls: 23
  • Buttermilk Falls: 13.9 mi
  • Lower Falls: 16.7 mi
  • Upper Falls: 17.1 mi
  • Dunnfield Creek Falls: 18.4 mi
  • Laurel Falls: 19.1 mi
Artworks: 21
  • Children Reading on a Bench: 5.0 mi
  • Orange M&M: 6.7 mi
  • Kyle Busch Racecar: 6.7 mi
  • Blue M&M: 6.7 mi
  • Yellow M&M: 6.7 mi
Beaches: 21
  • Budd Lake Municipal Beach: 9.1 mi
  • Mine Hill Beach: 15.4 mi
  • Turtle Beach: 19.2 mi
  • Smithfield Beach: 19.3 mi
  • Smithfield Beach: 19.3 mi
Picnic sites: 8
Cliffs: 8
Springs: 5
Rest areas: 4
  • Rest area: 13.0 mi
  • Cushetunk Rest Area: 13.5 mi
  • Harding Truck Rest Area: 19.6 mi
  • Pennsylvania Welcome Center: 19.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.0 miles of North Section of Point Mountain Reservation. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount MohicanNNW 334°480 m18.2 mi
Mount TammanyNW 318°465 m17.6 mi
Kittatinny MountainNW 305°464 m19.0 mi
Mount MinsiNW 315°443 m17.8 mi
Allamuchy MountainNNE 25°377 m11.3 mi
Upper Pohatcong MountainNNE 17°375 m4.5 mi
Mount ArlingtonNE 55°371 m16.5 mi
Schooleys MountainNE 54°364 m6.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3619:12
June solstice05:2919:5420:35
September equinox06:4818:2218:59
December solstice07:2115:5216:36

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272937485967727164524133
Precip in3.22.73.63.94.14.54.84.64.64.73.34.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Belvidere BRG, 11 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/919252112

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