Wings Section of South Branch Reservation
Wings Section of South Branch Reservation is a nature reserve in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 36 m. Upper Pohatcong Mountain stands 375 m to the north, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Readington Township Open Space, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Delaware River Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Hunterdon County
How to reach it
- 11.2 mi off the Delaware River Scenic Byway, National
- 13.7 mi off the Millstone Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 15.8 mi off the Warren Heritage Scenic Byway
- 22.7 mi off the Delaware River Valley
Overlooks nearby
- Goat Hill Overlook · 14 mi
- Old Mill Overlook · 14 mi
- South Overlook · 15 mi
- Scenic Overlook - Delaware River · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Round Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Cushetunk Mountain: 3.8 mi
- Sourland Mountain: 8.5 mi
- Round Top: 9.6 mi
- Hell Mountain: 10.2 mi
- Michael Pohle Memorial: 2.0 mi
- Hunterdon County Veterans Memorial: 2.4 mi
- Amwell Church: 6.3 mi
- Railroad Ruins: 8.7 mi
- Saunder’s Grist Mill Site: 10.4 mi
- Bouman-Stickney Farmstead Museum: 2.5 mi
- Northlandz: 2.6 mi
- Fleming Castle Museum: 2.7 mi
- Readington Museum: 5.5 mi
- Solitude House: 8.8 mi
- Tuccamirgan Park: 2.8 mi
- Mine Brook Park: 2.9 mi
- Sunnyside Picnic Area & Awossagame Grove: 3.0 mi
- Summer Road Park: 3.6 mi
- Twin Point Recreation Area: 4.2 mi
- The Lost Boys Statues: 11.4 mi
- Farnese Bull Statue: 11.9 mi
- The Awakening: 12.4 mi
- Buck Statue: 13.6 mi
- Totem Pole: 14.6 mi
- Branchburg Community Garden: 7.7 mi
- Duke Farms Community Garden: 11.7 mi
- Rudolf W. van der Goot Rose Garden: 14.7 mi
- Rudolf W. van der Goot Rose Garden: 14.7 mi
- Perennial Garden: 14.8 mi
- Hall Christmas Tree Farm: 12.4 mi
- Solebury Orchards: 14.7 mi
- Devil's Tree: 15.1 mi
- Cabin Run covered bridge: 16.0 mi
- Nelson House: 17.3 mi
- Island Picnic Grove: 15.2 mi
- General Greene Picnic Pavilion: 17.4 mi
- Grove Street Park: 18.3 mi
- Inman Park Picnic Grove: 18.6 mi
- Alumni Grove: 19.6 mi
- Devil's Tea Table: 12.9 mi
- Washington's Rock: 14.4 mi
- Old Quarry: 14.6 mi
- lower waterfall ledge: 14.8 mi
- Nockamixon Cliffs: 16.4 mi
- High Falls: 11.8 mi
- High Falls: 14.6 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 15.5 mi
- Gold Run: 20.5 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 21.1 mi
- Cushetunk Rest Area: 7.4 mi
- Harding Truck Rest Area: 23.0 mi
- Molly Pitcher Service Area: 24.6 mi
- Marble Spring: 20.7 mi
- Kerr Spring: 21.5 mi
- Budd Lake Municipal Beach: 22.4 mi
- Wilson Avenue River Access: 24.8 mi
- Raritan Landing: 20.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.3 miles of Wings Section of South Branch Reservation. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Pohatcong Mountain | N 358° | 375 m | 20.3 mi |
| Schooleys Mountain | N 9° | 364 m | 19.7 mi |
| Baldpate Mountain | N 352° | 355 m | 18.8 mi |
| County House Mountain | NNW 342° | 348 m | 18.9 mi |
| Mount No More | NNW 332° | 348 m | 19.8 mi |
| Scotts Mountain | NW 318° | 331 m | 18.2 mi |
| Fox Hill | N 10° | 314 m | 13.0 mi |
| Haycock Mountain | WSW 258° | 295 m | 19.9 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, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/918824994
Day trips start here
- Flemington · 2 mi
- Hunterdon County · 4 mi
- Clinton · 7 mi
- Delaware Township · 9 mi
- Hillsborough · 10 mi
- Belle Mead · 11 mi
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