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Random Woods

Random Woods from directly overhead

Random Woods is a nature reserve in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 233 m. Taylor Mountain stands 454 m to the north, 6.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Emerald Forest Property, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. Western Highlands Scenic Byway passes 6.6 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
West Milford Township
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.12343, -74.37242

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Bearfort Mountain: 1.5 mi
  • Long Hill: 1.7 mi
  • West Brook Mountain: 1.9 mi
  • Horse Pond Mountain: 2.6 mi
  • Harrison Mountain South Peak: 3.0 mi
Attractions
Historic sites
Parks
  • Browns Point: 2.5 mi
  • town-owned property: 3.3 mi
  • town-owned public land: 3.5 mi
  • Mountain Lake Park: 6.1 mi
  • Addice Park: 6.6 mi
Gardens
  • Rain Garden: 4.4 mi
  • Pinetum: 6.9 mi
  • Tree Peony Garden: 7.0 mi
  • Azaela Garden: 7.0 mi
  • Summer Garden: 7.0 mi
Cliffs: 59
  • Crumbling Under Pressure: 10.6 mi
  • Gravitas Wall: 10.6 mi
  • Party Wall: 10.6 mi
  • Vulnerability Corner: 10.6 mi
  • Yankee Ramparts: 10.7 mi
Artworks: 57
  • Eagles: 6.9 mi
  • Eagles: 6.9 mi
  • Swan Boy: 7.1 mi
  • Four Continents Statues: 7.1 mi
  • Four Continents Statues: 7.1 mi
Museums: 57
Beaches: 56
  • Upper Greenwood Lake Beach: 4.4 mi
  • Highland Lakes Beach 5: 5.1 mi
  • Wawayanda Beach: 5.4 mi
  • Highland Lakes Beach 4: 5.4 mi
  • Highland Lakes Beach 6: 5.4 mi
Picnic sites: 12
  • Reservable Picnic Area: 7.4 mi
  • Kakiat Park: 13.5 mi
  • Duck Pond Picnic Area: 15.7 mi
  • Rea House Picnic Area: 15.9 mi
  • Two Field Picnic Area: 16.4 mi
Waterfalls: 8
  • Mine Hole Falls: 3.7 mi
  • Otter Hole: 5.4 mi
  • Chikahoki Falls: 5.8 mi
  • MacMillan Brook Falls: 9.6 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 12.5 mi
Rest areas: 6
  • Middletown Rest Area: 20.9 mi
  • Larry Doby Service Area: 22.0 mi
  • Greenville Text Stop Eastbound: 22.1 mi
  • Greenville Text Stop Westbound: 22.2 mi
  • Pike Welcome Center: 24.0 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Springs: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.1 miles of Random Woods. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Taylor MountainN 9°454 m6.0 mi
Wawayanda MountainNW 319°448 m6.8 mi
Bearfort MountainNW 319°445 m1.5 mi
Granite PeakWNW 297°445 m8.0 mi
South PeakWNW 290°440 m8.3 mi
Hamburg MountainWNW 282°433 m8.4 mi
Vernon PeakWNW 300°427 m7.8 mi
Warwick MountainN 11°410 m7.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3319:10
June solstice05:2619:5320:34
September equinox06:4618:2018:57
December solstice07:2015:4816:33

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, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/868485754

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