Park · New Jersey
Hidden Valley Park
Hidden Valley Park is a park in New Jersey, at a recorded elevation of 118 m. Mount Freedom stands 341 m to the northwest, 16 miles off. Millstone Valley Scenic Byway passes 19 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 118 m
How to reach it
Coordinates40.70371, -74.33848
- 18.8 mi off the Millstone Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 22.2 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 25.8 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 26.9 mi off the Warren Heritage Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Hidden Valley Park: 0.2 mi
- Great Swamp Outdoor Education Center: 4.4 mi
- West Essex Park: 5.3 mi
- Fenske Property (Chatham Twp Open Space): 5.4 mi
- Fanwood Nature Center: 5.5 mi
Parks
- Edison Recreation Center: 0.6 mi
- Briant Park: 0.8 mi
- Henshaw Playground: 0.8 mi
- Irwin Playground: 0.9 mi
- Springfield Veterans Memorial Park: 1.0 mi
Artworks
- Louie: 1.4 mi
- Curate: 2.2 mi
- Color Field Sculpture: 3.5 mi
- Virgin Mary Statue: 3.5 mi
- Tenth Muse Gallery: 3.7 mi
Gardens
- Reeves-Reed Arboretum: 1.6 mi
- Millburn Community Garden: 2.0 mi
- Habitat: 2.1 mi
- Greenwood Gardens: 3.2 mi
- Tamaques Garden: 4.7 mi
Historic sites
- September 11th Memorial: 1.7 mi
- Girl Scout Cabin (#10): 2.1 mi
- Lake Surprise Boathouse (#11): 2.3 mi
- Lake Surprise Bathhouse (#12): 2.3 mi
- Badgley House (#13): 2.4 mi
Museums
- Trailside Nature and Science Center: 2.2 mi
- Deacon Andrew Hetfield House: 2.4 mi
- Summit Historical Society: 2.5 mi
- Miller-Cory House Museum: 2.9 mi
- 1978 Maplewood Arts Center: 3.5 mi
Peaks
- Nook Hill: 2.7 mi
- Long Hill: 5.2 mi
- Mayapple Hill: 5.5 mi
- Riker Hill: 7.4 mi
- Stony Hill: 9.0 mi
Attractions
- African Adventure: 5.3 mi
- Amazing Asia: 5.3 mi
- Australian Outback: 5.3 mi
- Animal Ambassadors: 5.4 mi
- Prairie Dog: 5.4 mi
Beaches: 53
- Flamingo: 5.3 mi
- Island Beach: 13.9 mi
- Caven Point Beach: 14.2 mi
- Rutherford Waterfront Park: 14.4 mi
- Birchwood Lake Beach: 14.5 mi
Picnic sites: 35
- Oak Grove Picnic Area: 2.1 mi
- Evergreen Picnic Area: 2.2 mi
- Sky Top Picnic Area: 3.7 mi
- The Park: 5.6 mi
- Linden Airport mini-park: 7.9 mi
Waterfalls: 15
- Hemlock Falls: 4.2 mi
- Hobble Falls: 4.2 mi
- Seele: 4.2 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 14.1 mi
- Boonton Falls: 14.7 mi
Cliffs: 13
- Hawk Hill: 3.0 mi
- little daddy Maginot: 12.8 mi
- Maginot Mountain: 12.8 mi
- Big Ma Maginot Drop: 12.9 mi
- Wooden Bridge: 12.9 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Harding Truck Rest Area: 9.9 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 10.7 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 10.9 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 12.6 mi
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 18.1 mi
Ghost towns: 4
- Feltville Historic District: 3.0 mi
- Barber: 12.7 mi
- Raritan Landing: 14.7 mi
- New City Village: 22.0 mi
Lighthouses: 3
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 16.2 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 24.3 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 24.3 mi
Springs: 2
- Tulip Springs: 4.3 mi
- Boiling Spring: 15.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.7 miles of Hidden Valley Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Freedom | NW 307° | 341 m | 15.7 mi |
| Fugawe Ridge | NNW 347° | 335 m | 18.9 mi |
| Calais Mountain | WNW 303° | 334 m | 15.4 mi |
| Watnong Mountain | NW 321° | 295.7 m | 12.9 mi |
| Seward Hill | WNW 288° | 289 m | 18.6 mi |
| Stony Brook Mountains | N 353° | 289 m | 18.7 mi |
| Rock Pear Mountain | N 351° | 289 m | 18.8 mi |
| Pyramid Mountain | N 351° | 283 m | 17.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:33 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 19:51 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:20 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:50 | 16:34 |
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 | 33 | 35 | 42 | 53 | 62 | 72 | 77 | 75 | 68 | 56 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 5.3 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cranford, 3 mi away.
- American beech64 obs
- American wintergreen57 obs
- Green Frog45 obs
- Spotted Lanternfly45 obs
- common mugwort43 obs
- White-tailed Deer40 obs
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail40 obs
- American tuliptree38 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357736537
Day trips start here
- Chatham · 3 mi
- Short Hills · 3 mi
- Summit · 3 mi
- Maplewood · 4 mi
- Scotch Plains · 4 mi
- Union County · 4 mi
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