Penn View Heights Preserve
Penn View Heights Preserve is a nature reserve in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 50 m. Hell Mountain stands 288 m to the north, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Kunkel Park, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Delaware River Scenic Byway passes 5.1 miles off. 36 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- D&R Greenway Land Trust
How to reach it
- 5.1 mi off the Delaware River Scenic Byway, National
- 8.8 mi off the Millstone Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 15.0 mi off the Upper Freehold Historic Farmland Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Scenic Overlook - Delaware River · 5 mi
- South Overlook · 8 mi
- Goat Hill Overlook · 8 mi
- Old Mill Overlook · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Kunkel Park: 0.2 mi
- Baldwin Lake Wildlife Management Area: 0.4 mi
- Thompson Preserve: 2.2 mi
- Woolsey Park: 2.6 mi
- Mount Rose Preserve: 2.8 mi
- Old Mill Road County Park: 0.9 mi
- Curlis Lake County Park: 1.0 mi
- Mercer Meadows County Park - Equestrian District: 1.0 mi
- Sked Street Mini Park: 1.3 mi
- Baldwin State Park: 1.4 mi
- The Awakening: 3.7 mi
- Cherry Grove Farm Store Cheese Wedge Sign: 4.0 mi
- Golden Spiral: 4.4 mi
- Building Up: 4.4 mi
- SOLARIAN: 4.6 mi
- John Hart Monument: 3.8 mi
- Washington and His Army Crossed the Delaware: 5.2 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 5.3 mi
- Washington Crossed the Delaware: 5.4 mi
- NJDOT: 5.4 mi
- Hopewell Museum: 4.0 mi
- The Sarnoff Collection: 4.4 mi
- Historical Society Of Princeton: 5.4 mi
- Morven Museum: 6.2 mi
- Trenton City Museum/ Ellarslie Museum: 6.8 mi
- Lake Ceva Pavilion: 4.3 mi
- Nelson House: 5.2 mi
- Fuld Hall: 6.1 mi
- Pond dialogue: 6.1 mi
- Stony Brook Swinging Bridge: 6.4 mi
- Birch Garden: 6.0 mi
- Prospect Gardens: 6.7 mi
- Serenity Garden: 7.3 mi
- Prospect Street Garden: 7.4 mi
- West End Community Garden: 7.5 mi
- Pennington Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Mount Canoe: 3.9 mi
- Mount Rose: 3.9 mi
- Baldpate Mountain: 4.7 mi
- Strawberry Hill: 6.0 mi
- Alumni Grove: 4.5 mi
- General Greene Picnic Pavilion: 5.7 mi
- Student Picnic Area: 7.7 mi
- Kids Kingdom Picnic Pavilion: 8.2 mi
- Shaded Picnic Area: 11.9 mi
- Gold Run: 5.9 mi
- High Falls: 14.5 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 21.0 mi
- High Falls: 23.9 mi
- Old Quarry: 8.4 mi
- Washington's Rock: 8.5 mi
- Devil's Tea Table: 17.2 mi
- lower waterfall ledge: 18.0 mi
- Richard Stockton Travel Plaza: 13.5 mi
- Woodrow Wilson Service Area: 13.6 mi
- Molly Pitcher Service Area: 15.6 mi
- Cushetunk Rest Area: 19.6 mi
- Kerr Spring: 17.6 mi
- Raritan Landing: 20.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Penn View Heights Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hell Mountain | N 358° | 288 m | 24.6 mi |
| Cushetunk Mountain | N 353° | 254 m | 18.3 mi |
| Coffman Hill | NW 308° | 249 m | 24.6 mi |
| Round Mountain | NNW 349° | 186 m | 16.4 mi |
| Plumstead Hill | W 279° | 174 m | 16.9 mi |
| Sourland Mountain | NNE 18° | 171 m | 9.6 mi |
| Second Watchung Mountain | NNE 33° | 168 m | 22.2 mi |
| Round Top | N 1° | 162 m | 23.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:35 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:30 | 19:52 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:22 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:53 | 16:37 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 34 | 42 | 53 | 62 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.6 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Trenton-mercer AP, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/956685213
Day trips start here
- Ewing · 5 mi
- Titusville · 5 mi
- Washington Crossing Historical Park · 5 mi
- Mercer County · 6 mi
- Princeton · 7 mi
- Yardley · 7 mi
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