Nature reserve · New Jersey
Round Mountain
Round Mountain is a nature reserve in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 142 m. Upper Pohatcong Mountain stands 375 m to the north, 19 miles off. Delaware River Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Hunterdon County
How to reach it
Coordinates40.56546, -74.84119
- 11.8 mi off the Delaware River Scenic Byway, National
- 13.9 mi off the Millstone Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 14.7 mi off the Warren Heritage Scenic Byway
- 22.1 mi off the Delaware River Valley
Overlooks nearby
- Goat Hill Overlook · 15 mi
- Old Mill Overlook · 16 mi
- South Overlook · 16 mi
- Scenic Overlook - Delaware River · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Round Mountain: 0.2 mi
- Cushetunk Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Round Top: 8.3 mi
- Hell Mountain: 8.8 mi
- Sourland Mountain: 9.1 mi
Nature reserves
- Round Mountain Section of Deer Path Park: 0.4 mi
- Round Mountain Section of Deer Path Park: 0.4 mi
- Readington Township Open Space: 0.5 mi
- Readington Township Open Space: 0.5 mi
- Round Mountain: 0.7 mi
Museums
- Bouman-Stickney Farmstead Museum: 1.2 mi
- Northlandz: 3.5 mi
- Fleming Castle Museum: 4.0 mi
- Readington Museum: 4.4 mi
- Solitude House: 7.7 mi
Parks
- Sunnyside Picnic Area & Awossagame Grove: 2.6 mi
- Cornhuskers Park: 3.7 mi
- Summer Road Park: 3.7 mi
- Tuccamirgan Park: 4.1 mi
- Mine Brook Park: 4.2 mi
Historic sites
- Michael Pohle Memorial: 3.3 mi
- Hunterdon County Veterans Memorial: 3.7 mi
- Amwell Church: 7.5 mi
- Railroad Ruins: 7.6 mi
- Saunder’s Grist Mill Site: 9.1 mi
Artworks
- The Lost Boys Statues: 10.9 mi
- Farnese Bull Statue: 11.5 mi
- The Awakening: 13.4 mi
- Buck Statue: 14.9 mi
- Totem Pole: 15.6 mi
Attractions: 52
- Hall Christmas Tree Farm: 11.3 mi
- Devil's Tree: 14.3 mi
- Solebury Orchards: 15.9 mi
- Cabin Run covered bridge: 17.0 mi
- Basking Ridge Oak Tree: 18.2 mi
Gardens: 45
- Branchburg Community Garden: 7.4 mi
- Duke Farms Community Garden: 11.3 mi
- Rudolf W. van der Goot Rose Garden: 14.5 mi
- Rudolf W. van der Goot Rose Garden: 14.6 mi
- Perennial Garden: 14.6 mi
Picnic sites: 18
- Island Picnic Grove: 16.2 mi
- Grove Street Park: 17.0 mi
- Inman Park Picnic Grove: 18.4 mi
- General Greene Picnic Pavilion: 18.7 mi
- Primrose Preserve: 20.0 mi
Cliffs: 7
- Devil's Tea Table: 13.9 mi
- Washington's Rock: 15.7 mi
- lower waterfall ledge: 15.8 mi
- Old Quarry: 16.0 mi
- Nockamixon Cliffs: 16.8 mi
Waterfalls: 6
- High Falls: 13.0 mi
- High Falls: 15.0 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 15.0 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 19.9 mi
- Gold Run: 21.7 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Cushetunk Rest Area: 6.4 mi
- Harding Truck Rest Area: 21.9 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Raritan Landing: 20.2 mi
- Waterloo Village: 24.6 mi
Springs: 2
- Marble Spring: 20.4 mi
- Kerr Spring: 22.8 mi
Beaches: 2
- Budd Lake Municipal Beach: 21.1 mi
- Mine Hill Beach: 24.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.8 miles of Round Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Pohatcong Mountain | N 357° | 375 m | 19.1 mi |
| Schooleys Mountain | N 8° | 364 m | 18.4 mi |
| Baldpate Mountain | N 350° | 355 m | 17.7 mi |
| County House Mountain | NNW 340° | 348 m | 17.8 mi |
| Mount No More | NNW 329° | 348 m | 18.9 mi |
| Mount Mohepinoke | NNW 342° | 340 m | 20.2 mi |
| Scotts Mountain | NW 314° | 331 m | 17.6 mi |
| Fox Hill | N 9° | 314 m | 11.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:36 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:30 | 19:53 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:22 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 15:53 | 16:36 |
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 | 29 | 31 | 39 | 51 | 61 | 70 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 43 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.1 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Flemington 5 NNW, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/918727671
Day trips start here
- Flemington · 4 mi
- Hunterdon County · 4 mi
- Clinton · 6 mi
- Hillsborough · 10 mi
- Raritan · 10 mi
- Delaware Township · 11 mi
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